Thanks Jeff!! Joe
On Friday, 30 October 2015, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote: > OK! Shared from @wikipedia with #wikiTAFI. > > On Friday, October 30, 2015, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[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]> 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]> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> LGTM! >>>> >>>> On Fri, Oct 30, 2015 at 7:10 AM, Jeff Elder <[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]> >>>>> 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 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Social-media mailing list >>>>> [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] >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> 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)> >> > > > -- > 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/> > > -- Sent from a device with a small keyboard with big fingers :)
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