Ah, cool. Also, my example should have started with "Did you know" or "DYK" (or "#DidYouKnow" or "#DYK"? :) )
On 6 August 2015 at 18:04, Pine W <[email protected]> wrote: > I like the concept. > > See also the thread "[Social-media] Wikipedia Picks: disaster, trial by > battle, and more" > > Pine > On Aug 6, 2015 9:26 AM, "Joe Sutherland" <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hey all, > > I think this has been proposed before on this list, but I'm bringing it up > again :) > > We could potentially borrow DYK entries from Wikipedia's front page for > use on social. Here's some benefits to this: > > - It's cheap, and requires only the avoidance of anything > controversial/potentially promotional, > - It's a good way to keep our social feeds active, > - Wikipedia articles generally do very well on social media, as > Michael can attest, and > - It's a great way to get more eyes on newly improved articles, which > is good for the community. > > Some of them might need to be trimmed, but this is a potential one for > Facebook as an example: > • that the woman in Vilhelm Hammershøi's Interior with Young Woman Seen > from the Back is the painter's wife, whom he often painted facing away from > the viewer? > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interior_with_Young_Woman_Seen_from_the_Back > > What do we think of this? (Forgive me if we already have an answer for > this!) > > best, > Joe > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Intern [remote] > m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: > JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)> > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- *Joe Sutherland* Communications Intern [remote] m: +44 (0) 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | w: JSutherland <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:JSutherland_(WMF)>
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