Eh, I think that Twitter post is OK and I would leave it alone. I would
have more of a concern if it appears that the Wikimedia brand was being
used to endorse or advertise a product (as WMF apparently accidentally did
with Qualtrics). It seems to me that communicating to Wikimedians on a
public platform that discounts are being offered in celebration of
Wikipedia is just fine, so long as the communication stays clear of the
appearance of endorsement. I think that post is ok as it is.

Cc'ing Trademarks to see if they want to comment.

On Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 1:11 PM, Gregory Varnum <[email protected]>
wrote:

> Is there a concern that an account using XYZ Language Wikipedia will - to
> many - appear to be under our umbrella - even if in reality it is not?
>
> Just looking at the bnWP Twitter page - I'm not sure how anyone would know
> it's less "official" than the main WP Twitter page. I suppose other than
> that WP Twitter is verified - but not sure how many would think of that
> given not all official accounts are verified.
>
> -greg
>
> _______________
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> On Nov 8, 2015, at 4:05 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> Best practices doc on its way to a Wiki near you soon. Verified accounts
> we run, and what I mean by branded. Others we don't manage or advise.
>
> On Sunday, November 8, 2015, Gregory Varnum <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Do we, or should we, have a policy around things like that for accounts
>> using our brands but not under WMF management?
>>
>> -greg
>>
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>>
>> On Nov 8, 2015, at 3:55 PM, Jeff Elder <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> Not on our branded accounts!
>>
>> 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 Sun, Nov 8, 2015 at 12:50 PM, James Alexander <
>> [email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Not saying we should RT (the advertising somewhat worries me though if
>>> others disagree obviously speak up :) ) bit flagging given social. Not
>>> entirely sure what i personally think yet.
>>>
>>> https://twitter.com/bnwikipedia/status/663323301335330816
>>>
>>> H/T Greg
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>
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>>> Manager, Trust & Safety
>>> Wikimedia Foundation
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>>>
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