Ok, I defer to the SCM. By the way, Bluerasberry, can you let the WikiProject Med folks know about this?
(Peaceray is a fan of DOIs so I hope that similar functionality is created for those in the future.) Pine On Aug 31, 2015 7:38 PM, "Juliet Barbara" <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi Pine > > Thanks for the suggestion! I think this is a little too specific/technical > for our general Wikimedia accounts and more appropriate for on-wiki > channels for now. We also are doing some planning right now about how to > get the word out about VE to a more general audience. > > Juliet > > > > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Pine W <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 5:35 PM > Subject: [Social-media] Improved reference handling in VisualEditor, > highlighted in this week's Tech News > To: Social media discussion list for Wikimedia projects < > [email protected]>, Wiki Research-l < > [email protected]>, Raymond Leonard < > [email protected]> > > > This is cool for the reference enthusiasts: > > "VisualEditor will now automatically create a link when you type in or > paste an ISBN > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Standard_Book_Number>, PMID > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PMID>, or RFC > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Request_for_Comments#Production_and_evolution>. > [48] <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T54204>[49]" > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109498> > > Could this be included in a WMF social media post? I anticipate that > relatively few people will test the new functionality, but the message > feeds into the theme of helping users to understand that Wikipedia is the > encyclopedia that (almost) anyone can edit. Readers of social media who > would be especially valuable contributors because they understand what > ISBNs and PMIDs are, might take an interest if this news is sent over the > social media channels. > > <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T109498> > Pine > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > > > > -- > *Juliet Barbara* > Senior Communications Manager I Wikimedia Foundation > 149 New Montgomery Street I San Francisco, CA 94105 > [email protected] I +1 (512) 750-5677 > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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