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
>
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