I'd like to get this up today because of Halloween. Not sure that hashtag will mean much to folks. I only see one tweet using it, from more than two years ago. What about?
Wikipedia editors - or those wanting to get started - the comedy horror genre needs your help. Get spooky! http://buff.ly/1WnWeL3 Jeff Elder Digital communications manager Wikimedia Foundation 704-650-4130 @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 11:33 PM, Coin945 <[email protected]> wrote: > That's good news. :) > > So I guess I'll make the first proposal: > > > - T/I: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Improve *comedy > horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. > - F/G: This mash-up of media genres needs your help. Add sources and > improve content at *comedy horror*, today's #wikiTAFI. > > (The "Comedy horror" article - > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror - would be added as a link > afterwards). > > The TAFI article changes every Monday, so after this status update, > the next one will take place in 3 days. > > > > On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 3:35 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I think the upshot was that we love the social posts and mission of TAFI, >> and probably need to stick to this thread for proposing them. >> >> Jeff Elder >> Digital communications manager >> Wikimedia Foundation >> 704-650-4130 >> @jeffelder <https://twitter.com/JeffElder> >> @wikipedia <https://twitter.com/wikipedia> >> The Wikimedia blog <https://blog.wikimedia.org/> >> >> On Thu, Oct 29, 2015 at 10:56 AM, Coin945 <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> Just wondering... what are your opinions on moving forward with this >>> TAFI proposal? It's been 3 days since my last reply. :) >>> >>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 12:20 PM, Coin945 <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> This discussion thread is very confusing to navitage, but I think I've >>>> read it all now (albeit out of order). >>>> >>>> To answer Jeff's question: yes, the links are supposed to link to the >>>> Wikipedia pages, not the Wikimedia pages (which are understandably >>>> redlinks). >>>> >>>> One of the two main purposes of TAFI is to encourage newbies to become >>>> editors through interesting articles on important topics that still >>>> shockingly have underwhelming articles; this challenges the perceived >>>> notion that "all the good topics have already been written about". >>>> >>>> This social media collaboration was fantastic in intriguing people >>>> throguh witty and engaging statuses that aimed to encourage passers-by to >>>> stop, consider, and then perhaps gfo to the link and hit "edit". >>>> >>>> We had great success with this in the past, and I would love to get >>>> things rolling again. This is part of a recent push I've been doing, which >>>> includes starting up the discussion of whether TAFI could ever return to >>>> the main page. >>>> >>>> On Tue, Oct 27, 2015 at 4:44 AM, Tilman Bayer <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi Jeff (switching topic back to the thread about TAFI), >>>>> >>>>> Coin945 (who posted these suggestions) is now subscribed to this list >>>>> and can thus answer your question directly. But I think the matter was >>>>> simply that the drafts had been copied over from Wikipedia to Meta >>>>> without adjusting links, e.g. the first one was intended to link to >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comedy_horror instead of >>>>> >>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Comedy_horror&action=edit&redlink=1 >>>>> . >>>>> >>>>> On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 10:22 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> > Excellent point, Joe. >>>>> > Question: I went to the links posted on the meta wiki as suggestions >>>>> for >>>>> > tweets for articles to be improved, but the links take you to a page >>>>> asking >>>>> > you to create said article. Would that be strange, asking people to >>>>> improve >>>>> > an article that doesn't exist yet? Or am I seeing this wrong? I >>>>> thought >>>>> > these tweets were to encourage people who were just getting their >>>>> feet wet >>>>> > editing. >>>>> > >>>>> > Jeff Elder >>>>> > Digital communications manager >>>>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> > 704-650-4130 >>>>> > @jeffelder >>>>> > @wikipedia >>>>> > The Wikimedia blog >>>>> > >>>>> > On Mon, Oct 26, 2015 at 9:01 AM, Joe Sutherland < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> > wrote: >>>>> >> >>>>> >> I'm not sure it's a great idea to post this to our socials. Seems >>>>> to me >>>>> >> like we'd be opening the list (which is public) to a lot of spam. >>>>> But maybe >>>>> >> I'm just being too cautious. >>>>> >> >>>>> >> Joe >>>>> >> >>>>> >> On 26 October 2015 at 15:48, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Thanks, Tilman for the background! I like the idea of posting about >>>>> >>> articles that need attention. Let's do it! >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> There does seem to be some overlap between this list and the meta >>>>> wiki, >>>>> >>> as Ed noted in the thread Tilman shared: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> because few people besides Matthew and myself were checking >>>>> >>> their Meta watchlist often enough, this mailing list proved to be a >>>>> >>> much more reliable venue for people to post SM ideas for review and >>>>> >>> get a timely response. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> My take is that people can still use the meta wiki and I'm happy >>>>> to swing >>>>> >>> by it, but we may need to send stuff around this list anyway for a >>>>> LGTM and >>>>> >>> to do a little air-traffic controlling to prevent conflicts and >>>>> traffic >>>>> >>> jams. >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Should we tell people on Twitter and Facebook that they can >>>>> subscribe to >>>>> >>> this list? If so, should we say: >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> T: >>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we tweet? Sign up for our >>>>> social media >>>>> >>> email list here: >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> FB: >>>>> >>> Want to give input on what and how we post on Facebook? You can >>>>> give >>>>> >>> feedback here, or take part by signing up for our social media >>>>> email list >>>>> >>> here: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> Jeff Elder >>>>> >>> Digital communications manager >>>>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>> 704-650-4130 >>>>> >>> @jeffelder >>>>> >>> @wikipedia >>>>> >>> The Wikimedia blog >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 7:16 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >>> wrote: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> (splitting this off into a new thread, as it's a separate topic >>>>> from >>>>> >>>> TAFI) >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 6:57 PM, Andrew Sherman < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I remember Ed, Joe, Michael, and I sat down to clean that page >>>>> up back >>>>> >>>>> in July (archive old information, add useful links for content). >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> I have thought about the idea of utilizing this page more. We >>>>> could >>>>> >>>>> asking for social content from the whole movement like we do for >>>>> blog posts >>>>> >>>>> ( maybe even translations ;) ). >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> Of course we are already asking for (and getting) social content >>>>> from >>>>> >>>> the whole movement with this list. See also the list description >>>>> at >>>>> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media . That >>>>> said, some >>>>> >>>> community members might prefer posting on a wiki. >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> As a reminder, in August there was already some discussion about >>>>> >>>> reviving the Meta page (in the same thread); here is my takeaway >>>>> from that >>>>> >>>> on why the parallel wiki/mailing list process didn't quite work >>>>> out back in >>>>> >>>> 2013/14 and what might be required to make it work: >>>>> >>>> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/social-media/2015-August/003211.html >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> It could help with organization and preparation of content. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Thoughts? >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On Sun, Oct 25, 2015 at 9:43 PM, Tilman Bayer < >>>>> [email protected]> >>>>> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> Hi, >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> as I summarized two months ago on this list in another context, >>>>> back >>>>> >>>>>> in 2013/14 we collaborated with the "Today's Article for >>>>> Improvement" team >>>>> >>>>>> on the English Wikipedia, posting social media invitations to >>>>> edit improve >>>>> >>>>>> articles from this community-curated list. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> User:Coin945 has just started an attempt to revive this (see >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Today%27s_articles_for_improvement#Social_media_blurbs >>>>> >>>>>> ) and already posted some ideas at >>>>> >>>>>> https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#October >>>>> . I'm passing >>>>> >>>>>> this on to this list as not everyone might watch the Meta-wiki >>>>> pages. As >>>>> >>>>>> mentioned earlier, the experiment back them left me wondering >>>>> how to best >>>>> >>>>>> achieve impact (in form of actual edits caused by those posts), >>>>> but perhaps >>>>> >>>>>> the current SM team has some new ideas. >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>> >>>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> Andrew Sherman >>>>> >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> E: [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> -- >>>>> >>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>> >>>> Senior Analyst >>>>> >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> >>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>> >>>> >>>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >>>> 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 | w: JSutherland >>>>> >> >>>>> >> _______________________________________________ >>>>> >> 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 >>>>> > >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Tilman Bayer >>>>> Senior Analyst >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> 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 >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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 > >
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