none from me :) (also TIL from the article that you can have a bank holiday "banks are not required to close and employers are not required to give their employees the day off as a holiday." before this I just thought that requiring the banks to close was the DEFINITION of a bank holiday ;) regardless Happy St. Andrew's day to all those in countries who celebrate (the only one I know on the list being Joe :) ).
James Alexander Manager Trust & Safety Wikimedia Foundation (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 10:05 AM, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: > Thanks Joe! > > St. Andrew's Day is more time-sensitive than the other proposals, so I'll > go ahead and get that out now if there are no objections on the list. > > > On Mon, Nov 30, 2015 at 9:22 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> LGTM, but watch to proofread these before you post them (there are some >> spaces missing etc.). >> >> Another, since it's Saint Andrew's Day today: >> • Saint Andrew is the patron saint of seven countries, including >> Scotland, Romania, and Russia. >> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day >> • Happy St. Andrew's Day, a public holiday in Scotland since 2006 and >> Romania since 2015. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Andrew%27s_Day >> >> >> Context: Facebook used the Romanian flag for St. Andrew's Day, so >> "Romania" is now trending in the UK alongside this fact >> >> On 30 November 2015 at 07:44, Michael Guss <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hello everyone, here is some proposed social media ideas. Thank you for >>> reviewing! >>> >>> >>> 1) EN:WP article: Eclipse >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eclipse#Historical_record> >>> >>> t: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record of an eclipse >>> http://buff.ly/1Oz9TNR >>> >>> >>> Fb: On this day in 3340 B.C.: the earliest record on an eclipse is >>> recorded in Ireland. >>> >>> >>> 2) EN:WP article: 1872 Scotland vs. England football match (aka the >>> first soccer match) >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1872_Scotland_vs_England_football_match> >>> >>> t: On this day in 1872, the first ever official international >>> association football match was played. http://buff.ly/1Iu6ifg >>> >>> Fb: On this day in 1872, the first ever international association >>> football match was played between the national teams of Scotland and >>> England. >>> >>> >>> >>> 3) EN:WP: Sylacauga (meterorite) >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylacauga_(meteorite)> >>> >>> t: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite becomes the first >>> documented space object to injure a human being in the USA. >>> http://buff.ly/1QOE8nc >>> >>> Fb: On this day in 1954, the Hodges meteorite is the first documented >>> extraterrestrial object to have injured a human being, Ann Elizabeth >>> Hodges, who survives with minor injuries. >>> >>> 4) EN:WP: Mark Twain <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_Twain> >>> >>> t: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known >>> as Mark Twain. http://buff.ly/1Oz6Xkf >>> >>> Fb: Born on this day in 1835, Samuel Langhorne Clemens, or better known >>> as Mark Twain, lauded as the "greatest American humorist of his age." Did >>> you know he was born shorty after a visit by Halley's Comet and predicted >>> he would "go out with it." He died the day after the comet returned. >>> >>> 5) WP:EN: Micromort <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micromort> >>> >>> T: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? >>> That's called a "micromort." http://buff.ly/1IudBnd >>> >>> Fb: Unit of risk measuring a one-in-a-million probability of death? >>> That's called a "micromort." >>> >>> 6) EN:WP Spreuerhofstraße >>> <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spreuerhofstra%C3%9Fe> >>> >>> t: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street – it's 31 centimetres >>> (12.2 in) at its narrowest. http://buff.ly/1XqZ202 >>> >>> Fb: Spreuerhofstraße is the world's narrowest street– it's 31 >>> centimetres (12.2 in) at its narrowest. >>> >>> 7) EN:WPTachyon <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tachyon> >>> >>> T: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of >>> light. http://buff.ly/1NkMgcL >>> >>> Fb: This particle is hypothesized to move faster than than the speed of >>> light. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Michael Guss >>> Research Analyst >>> Wikimediafoundation.org >>> [email protected] >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Social-media mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> *Joe Sutherland* >> Communications Intern [remote] >> joesutherland.rocks | @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> | +44 (0) 7722 >> 916 433 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Social-media mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media >> >> > > > -- > Michael Guss > Research Analyst > Wikimediafoundation.org > [email protected] > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > >
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