It's gotten a lot better in fairness. Checking the article isn't awful before we publish it on social is also pretty trivial, thankfully.
Joe On 6 August 2015 at 18:16, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: > #TIL ? :-) > > I think this is a great idea as long as we make sure the article's okay. > I'm not fully convinced that en.wp's DYK is a thorough check. > > --Ed > > On Thu, Aug 6, 2015 at 12:08 PM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> 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)> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Ed Erhart > Editorial Intern > Wikimedia Foundation > > _______________________________________________ > 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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