OK! Shared from @wikipedia with #wikiTAFI. On Friday, October 30, 2015, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote:
> I think TAFI should have been tweeted from @Wikipedia, given it's > exclusively a Wikipedia thing and not a movement thing. > > On 30 October 2015 at 14:37, Jeff Elder <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> TAFI and MythBusters up! >> >> https://twitter.com/Wikimedia/status/660102792900575232 >> >> https://twitter.com/Wikipedia/status/660096768399425536 >> >> >> >> 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 Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:26 AM, Katherine Maher <[email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >> >>> LGTM! >>> >>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jeff Elder <[email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: >>> >>>> 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] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>>>>>> >>>>> Andrew Sherman >>>>>>>>> >>>>> Digital Communications | Wikimedia Foundation >>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> E: [email protected] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> WMF: ASherman (WMF) >>>>>>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>> >>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>>>>> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>> >>>> >>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>> >>> >>>>>>>>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> >>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>> >>> [email protected] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>>>>> >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>> >> >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > _______________________________________________ >>>>>>>>> > Social-media mailing list >>>>>>>>> > [email protected] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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] >>>>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Social-media mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Katherine Maher >>> Chief Communications Officer >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> 149 New Montgomery Street >>> San Francisco, CA 94105 >>> >>> +1 (415) 839-6885 ext. 6635 >>> +1 (415) 712 4873 >>> [email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');> >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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)> > -- 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/>
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