We've made a decision not to share this a fifth time, since the Omar story is too stale for it to really be worth it.
best, Joe On 8 August 2015 at 14:51, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > Round 4 is MH370. > > FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153441162613346 > > @Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/630013203163009024 > @Wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/630013203171418112 > > WP G+: > https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/BAWo3U1VUJj > WMF G+: > https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/108193079736330787108/posts/WaN53UEBZFN > > On 7 August 2015 at 20:46, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Round 3 is Obama: >> >> FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153438824948346 >> >> @Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/629740060502573057 >> @Wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/629740060527722496 >> >> WP G+: >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/fVYZLwKPiUz >> WMF G+: >> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/108193079736330787108/posts/figxvZMKBPu >> >> On 7 August 2015 at 16:23, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Round 2: Olympics. >>> >>> FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikipedia/posts/10153438105878346 >>> >>> @Wikipedia: https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/629673815002509312 >>> @Wikimedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/629673815015096320 >>> >>> WP G+: >>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/100123345029543043288/+Wikipedia/posts/cmN7YvjpaVd >>> WMF G+: >>> https://plus.google.com/u/0/b/108193079736330787108/108193079736330787108/posts/bdyPX3xBod7 >>> >>> On 6 August 2015 at 03:23, Ed Erhart <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> For Omar, Joe and I previously discussed trying to jump on John >>>> Oliver's social pull.... and I nearly forget to get him the quotes to do >>>> so. My suggestions: >>>> >>>> The outside world knows very little about former Taliban leader >>>> Mohammed Omar, so little that it just found out he died two years ago. The >>>> US government, as <link>John Oliver</link> noted on Sunday, had "vivid >>>> descriptions" of him, including "hair: black" and "height: tall." >>>> >>>> Shorter: >>>> As John Oliver noted last Sunday, the US government was able to come up >>>> with "vivid descriptions" of former Taliban leader Mohammed Omar, including >>>> "hair: black" and "height: tall." >>>> >>>> Shortest: >>>> As John Oliver noted last Sunday, former Taliban leader Mohammed Omar >>>> "had been dead for two years, and [they] simply hadn't mentioned it. >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> --Ed >>>> >>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 8:09 PM, James Alexander < >>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Nice! Comments in line. >>>>> >>>>> James Alexander >>>>> Community Advocacy >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Aug 5, 2015 at 5:56 PM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Hey all, >>>>>> >>>>>> We just published "News on Wikipedia: Beijing wins Winter Olympics, >>>>>> MH370 wreckage recovered, and more" to the Wikimedia blog. URL: >>>>>> >>>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/08/05/beijing-olympics-mh370-wreckage/ >>>>>> >>>>>> We plan to send out five pieces of social for this story, spread >>>>>> through the next *three days* (or thereabouts) to keep things timely. >>>>>> >>>>>> Please do comment for tone. >>>>>> >>>>>> *Twitter:* >>>>>> >>>>>> • China's capital Beijing will host the 2022 Winter Olympics. >>>>>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> LGTM >>>>> >>>>> [Sidenote - this is going to make the mental disambiguation of saying >>>>> "Beijing Olympics" in my head really annoying] >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> • Barack Obama (@potus) announced his Clean Power Plan this week. >>>>>> #cleanpower #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> LGTM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> • Wreckage found on French island Réunion is from missing plane >>>>>> #MH370. #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Perhaps "French territory *of *Réunion" ? That sounds better to me >>>>> but I'm not actually sure if it's more correct/better. You'll know the >>>>> grammar side better then I :). Otherwise LGTM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> • Zimbabwe have requested the extradition of an American hunter for >>>>>> #Cecil's killing. #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> • Secretive Taliban leader Mohammed Omar actually died in 2013. >>>>>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Both LGTM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> *Facebook/G+:* >>>>>> >>>>>> • Beijing beat out Almaty of Kazakhstan to become the host city for >>>>>> the 2022 Winter Olympics this week. #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Hmmmm.... I'm torn between "Almaty of Kazakhstan" (which sounds >>>>> awesome but kinda sounds like an aristocratic name to me) and "Almaty, >>>>> Kazakhstan". Happy with either, otherwise LGTM >>>>> >>>>> • Barack Obama unveiled his Clean Power Plan this week. >>>>>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> LGTM >>>>> >>>>> • Plane parts found on the French territory Réunion were this week >>>>>> confirmed as from missing Malaysia Airlines Flight 370. #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Same "of" question as above, otherwise LGTM >>>>> >>>>> • Zimbabwe last week requested the extradition of American hunter >>>>>> Walter Palmer following the killing of Cecil the lion. #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> perhaps "f*ormally* requested the extradition" ? (I'm not actually >>>>> sure that's true but I think it is? Just thinking that's different then >>>>> some of the random statements they mentioned about wanting extradition >>>>> earlier). Otherwise LGTM >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> • Currently, only two images exist of former Taliban leader Mohammed >>>>>> Omar. This week it was confirmed that he died two years ago. >>>>>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> Hmm, I'm happy with this one (I like the images fact) but worry that >>>>> it could feel like a bit of a non sequitur. Perhaps tying it together with >>>>> something like: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> - Currently, only two images exist of former Taliban leader >>>>> Mohammed Omar. *It's likely to stay that way unless more are found >>>>> because t*his week it was confirmed that he died two years ago. >>>>> #NewsOnWikipedia >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> 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)> >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *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)> >> > > > > -- > *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)> > -- *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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