Social media/Calendar/2013/7
July
editJuly 1-7
editJuly 1
editPicturing Canada Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:43, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: 2,000 historic photos of Canada from the @BritishLibrary have been shared on Wikimedia Commons: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/picturing-canada/ #Canada @wikimediauk
- f/g: In honor of Canada Day, the British Library and Wikimedia UK have announced that 2,000 historic photos of Canada from the British Library's Canadian Copyright Collection have been released into the public domain on Wikimedia Commons: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/picturing-canada/
- -Guillaume published. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:43, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
WMF Grant Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:52, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Music to our ears! Wikimedia Foundation grant funds freely licensed concert in Kiev. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_UA/Free_Vocal_Music_concert
- f/g: Music to our ears! A Wikimedia Foundation grant has funded a freely licensed vocal concert in Kiev. The concert, part of the "World Classic in Ukrainian" project, helped upload audio files of Schubert, Schuman, and Rachmaninoff to Wikimedia Commons. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_UA/Free_Vocal_Music_concert
- - Sorry not to note earlier, but I made slight edits and published Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:28, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
VisualEditor for logged-in users on enwp Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:05, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikipedians: VisualEditor is now available for all logged-in users on the English Wikipedia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/visualeditor-beta-rollout/
- f/g: Wikipedians: VisualEditor, the visual interface to edit wiki pages, is now enabled for all logged-in users on the English Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/visualeditor-beta-rollout/
Sophie's blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:05, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
- T/I: Swedish university students write Wikipedia articles on parasites: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/sweden-linnaeus-university/
- FB/G+: Students at Linnaeus University in Sweden write articles for the Swedish Wikipedia on parasites. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/sweden-linnaeus-university/
- - I might just use the FB one for the tweet as well. It fits and gives more info. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:28, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
- Will do, thanks! Posting now. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 20:30, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
- - I might just use the FB one for the tweet as well. It fits and gives more info. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:28, 1 July 2013 (UTC)
July 2
editAmina Duale profile Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: For Amina Duale, Wikipedia is one of the few sites online with quality information on her ancestral homeland: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/amina-duale-profile/
- f/g: For Amina Duale, Wikipedia is one of the few sites online with quality information on her ancestral homeland. She donates to Wikipedia because she feels the site helps validate the republic where she lives: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/amina-duale-profile/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:49, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
WMF Grant Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Thanks to a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation, this year's Ibero-American Wikimedia Summit will be held in Mexico City this October 12-15 http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_MX/Iberoconf_2013
- -for length, went with this edit: "Wikimedia Foundation grant for this year's Ibero-American Wikimedia Summit in Mexico City, October 12-15: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_MX/Iberoconf_2013" Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- f/g: The third annual Ibero-American Wikimedia Summit is set for this October 12-15 in Mexico City, thanks to a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation. Delegates from Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Chile, Italy, México, Portugal, Spain, Uruguay and Venezuela will meet to discuss tools, transparency and how to organize Wikimedia chapters in Latin America and beyond. Read more here: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:WM_MX/Iberoconf_2013
Wikipedia Philippines Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:38, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Learning lessons from a Wikipedia editor engagement pilot in the Philippines that didn't meet its objectives: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/english-wikipedia-editor-pilot-philippines/
- f/g: In this blog post, Wikimedia Foundation staff members discuss the lessons they learned from a Wikipedia editor engagement pilot in the Philippines that didn't meet its objectives: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/english-wikipedia-editor-pilot-philippines/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:37, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
Wiki Loves Public Art Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wiki Loves Public Art 2013 sees roughly 10,000 photos uploaded to freely licensed Wikimedia Commons database: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/wiki-loves-public-art-participation/
- f/g: The inaugural 2013 Wiki Loves Public Art contest was a great success, with 225 participants uploading roughly 10,000 photos to the freely licensed Wikimedia Commons database: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/02/wiki-loves-public-art-participation/
- Hm, is 9250 = "roughly 10,000"? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:37, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:13, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Help improve the EN Wikipedia article for "Tickle Me Elmo," a children's toy based on Elmo from Sesame Street. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Me_Elmo
- f/g: Help improve the English Wikipedia article for "Tickle Me Elmo," a children's toy based on Elmo from Sesame Street. This article needs a better photo, inline citations and more reliable sources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tickle_Me_Elmo
- Actually, this is not listed on Wikipedia:Today's articles for improvement. It seems that it was last week, but someone forgot to remove the template from the article. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:15, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
RETWEETS Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:00, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:49, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:37, 2 July 2013 (UTC)
July 3
editWMF Grant Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:07, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Gathering of Academics for Free Knowledge on open source practices in Brazil helped with WMF grant: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Alexandre_Hannud_Abdo_-_Grupo_de_Trabalho_em_Ci%C3%AAncia_Aberta/Encontro_de_Acad%C3%AAmicos_pelo_Conhecimento_Livre
- f/g: Brazilian scientists and academics met to discuss the merits of open collaboration and licenses, wikis, free software and more at the first-ever Gathering of Academics for Free Knowledge, funded with a grant from the Wikimedia Foundation. http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Alexandre_Hannud_Abdo_-_Grupo_de_Trabalho_em_Ci%C3%AAncia_Aberta/Encontro_de_Acad%C3%AAmicos_pelo_Conhecimento_Livre
- -reviewed by Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:28, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- T/I should read "open science", not "open source". Otherwise these LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:02, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- -reviewed by Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:28, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
WMIL blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:07, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i EN: Recap of the 5th annual @Wikipedia Academy Israel Conference hosted by @WikimediaIL: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/fifth-wikipedia-academy-israel/ @busydot
- t/i HE: סיכום אקדמיית ויקיפדיה החמישית שערכה @WikimediaIL: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/fifth-wikipedia-academy-israel/ @busydot
- f/g EN: In this blog post, read a recap of the 5th annual #Wikipedia Academy Israel Conference, this year under the theme "Why Do Women Edit Wikipedia Less", hosted by Wikimedia Israel (You can tag us: http://www.facebook.com/WikimediaIL), the official Wikimedia chapter in the country: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/fifth-wikipedia-academy-israel/
- f/g HE: קראו את הפוסט בבלוג: סיכום אקדמיית #ויקיפדיה החמישית בסימן "מדוע נשים ממעטות לכתוב בויקיפדיה?" שקיימה ויקימדיה ישראל, הצ'פטר הרשמי של תנועת ויקימדיה בישראל.
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:02, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:59, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Today's Article for Improvement on EN Wikipedia: "Animatronics," the creation of life-like machines: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animatronics
- f/g: Today's Article for Improvement on English Wikipedia is "Animatronics," or the creation of life-like machines. You can help other Wikipedia editors expand the article http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animatronics
- This article does not contain any maintenance or TAFI tags; I suggest we wait until the TAFI team catches up. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:02, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- None of the ten current TAFI articles have the template on them. I'd propose proceeding with the message I proposed. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:44, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- Template is up. I'm scheduling now Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:59, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- None of the ten current TAFI articles have the template on them. I'd propose proceeding with the message I proposed. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:44, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- This article does not contain any maintenance or TAFI tags; I suggest we wait until the TAFI team catches up. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:02, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
Open Help Conference Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:07, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedians attend the Open Help Conference and work on improving Wikimedia help systems: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/wikipedians-open-help-conference/
- f/g: In this blog post, Wikimedians recap their trip to the Open Help Conference to work on improving Wikimedia help systems, documentation, and processes to nurture growing communities of users and helpers: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/wikipedians-open-help-conference/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:02, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
WMF has bugs! Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:27, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Volunteers help Wikimedia Foundation developers in finding, reporting and fixing unintended software problems, or bugs: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/wikimedia-foundation-fixes-software-bugs/
- f/g/li: Unusual among many of its tech peers, the small engineering team at Wikimedia Foundation is helped in this process by a contingent of dedicated volunteers who aid in finding, reporting and fixing these unintended software problems, or bugs. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/03/wikimedia-foundation-fixes-software-bugs/
- T/I is two characters too long - how about just dropping "unintended" (which software problems are intended, anyway?). Otherwise these look OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:11, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:39, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Neva Bay in St. Petersburg, Russia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_of_300_Years_Spb_-_Baltic_Beach_03.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day for 3 July 2013 is of Neva Bay in St. Petersburg, Russia http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Park_of_300_Years_Spb_-_Baltic_Beach_03.jpg
Wiktionary Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:07, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i/f/g: If you have a "panglossian" view of the world, one could argue you are naively or unreasonably optimistic: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Panglossian
- I would add "#Wiktionary" at the end:
- "If you have a "panglossian" view of the world, one could argue you are naively or unreasonably optimistic http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Panglossian #Wiktionary"
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 14:11, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
RETWEETS
- from @wikimedia, retweeted by @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/jansonw/status/352464445403971584 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:39, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- from @wikimedia/@wikipedia: EN here: https://twitter.com/Kippelboy/status/352465856074223620 - ES here: https://twitter.com/WikimediaPa/status/352171506459086850 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:28, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- All these LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:08, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
July 4
editWMF Grant Done
- t/i: The GLAM Wiki advisory group (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) had its meeting funded by a WMF grant: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:User:HstryQT_-_GLAMWiki_US_Consortium/Advisory_Group_Meeting
- f/g: The GLAM-Wiki group (GLAM = galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) met at the National Archives in Washington D.C. in April to discuss increased reach and participation on Wikipedia. The event was funded by a Wikimedia Foundation grant: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:User:HstryQT_-_GLAMWiki_US_Consortium/Advisory_Group_Meeting
- reviewed Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:19, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
- Fine, except that this is a national, not a global thing - so we should include the "US". Also, the hashtag is a nice way to reach those folks on Twitter, and on FB/G+ we have a bit of room to be more precise:
- t/i: The US #GLAMWiki advisory group (galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) had its meeting funded by a WMF grant: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:User:HstryQT_-_GLAMWiki_US_Consortium/Advisory_Group_Meeting
- f/g: An advisory group for the US GLAM-Wiki consortium (GLAM = galleries, libraries, archives, and museums) met at the National Archives in Washington D.C. in April, to discuss how to foster collaboration between cultural organizations and Wikipedians. The event was funded by a Wikimedia Foundation grant: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:User:HstryQT_-_GLAMWiki_US_Consortium/Advisory_Group_Meeting
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 03:02, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
- Fine, except that this is a national, not a global thing - so we should include the "US". Also, the hashtag is a nice way to reach those folks on Twitter, and on FB/G+ we have a bit of room to be more precise:
- reviewed Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:19, 3 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI
- t/i/f/g: Help improve the "Travel documentary" article on English Wikipedia, one of Today's Articles for Improvement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Travel_documentary
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 03:02, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets/dents Done
- T/I: https://twitter.com/fschulenburg/status/351389560153964544 (RT @fschulenburg Interview with Commons Picture of the Year 2011 Winner Heinrich Pniok http://bit.ly/13fQrC4 )
July 5
edit(moving the following two here, as they didn't get posted yesterday:)
Buenos Aires post Done
- t/i: Great turnout for a Spanish Wikipedia legislative editathon in Buenos Aires: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/04/legislative-edit-a-thon-buenos-aires/ @wikimedia_ar
- f/g: Wikimedia Argentina recently hosted an editathon at the Legislative Palace of Buenos Aires and saw good participation. Read about the event in this blog post: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/04/legislative-edit-a-thon-buenos-aires/
- LGTM (on T/I, we could put "legislative editathon" in quotes). Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 03:02, 4 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done
- t/i EN: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, Utah, USA: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/04/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-kolob-canyons/
- t/i/f/g FR: Image du jour de Wikimedia Commons: Les canyons de Kolob, le parc national de Zion, Utah, États-Unis. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/04/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-kolob-canyons/
- f/g EN: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of Kolob Canyons, Zion National Park, Utah, USA. In this blog post, the photographer who took this shot explains why he donates his images to the Wikimedia Commons free-image database. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/04/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-kolob-canyons/
- T/I didn't indicate that the link is to a whole blog post about the image, not just the image itself as usual. Also, it's now yesterday's POTD. So how about:
- T/I/F/G: A Lutheran pastor about his photo of the Kolob Canyons (Utah/USA), yesterday's Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/04/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-kolob-canyons/
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
- LGTM, agree better to word it so that it's clearer that it's more then just the image. I think your change does that. Jalexander (talk) 20:56, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
- T/I didn't indicate that the link is to a whole blog post about the image, not just the image itself as usual. Also, it's now yesterday's POTD. So how about:
TAFI Done
- t/i: Jump right in! Help improve the "Dumpster diving" article on EN Wikipedia with more sources and detail: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster_diving
- f/g: Jump right in! You can help improve the "Dumpster diving" article on English Wikipedia by adding more sources and detail. The article is one of Today's Articles for Improvement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumpster_diving
- Lol... looks fine to me. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:54, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
Ivanov profile Done
- t/i: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/05/viatcheslav-ivanov-profile/
- f/g: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/05/viatcheslav-ivanov-profile/
- How about:
- T/I/F/G: A Russian linguist on his work on Wikipedias for smaller languages, such as Ossetian, Lak and Avar: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/05/viatcheslav-ivanov-profile/
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:54, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
- LGTM, couldn't find a twitter account for him but if he has one I'd love to see that linked. Jalexander (talk) 20:56, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
July 7
editTAFI
- t/i: Help improve the EN Wikipedia article for "Scatter plot," a common way to show mathematical data on a graph: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatter_plot
- f/g: Help improve the English Wikipedia article for "Scatter plot," a common way to show mathematical data on a graph: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scatter_plot
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
July 8-14
editJuly 8
editCollection Days Editathon Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 02:12, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: The lessons learned from the first Warsaw Collection Days Edit-a-thon: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Collection_Days_edit-a-thon
- f/g: In this blog post, Wikimedia Sweden's Europeana Awareness Project leader shares the lessons learned from the first "Collection Days" Edit-a-thon in Warsaw, Poland. Wikimedia Sverigehttp://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Collection_Days_edit-a-thon
- I would add "organized by @WikimediaSE and @WikimediaPL" to T/I. Otherwise (apart from the obvious fix in F/G) these LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:58, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
DYK
- t/i: DYK, "Julius Caesar" is the Featured Article in the largest number of languages (14), though not English: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
- f/g: Did you know that the "Julius Caesar" article is Featured Article in the largest number of languages (14), but it is not FA on the English Wikipedia? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Julius_Caesar
- Looks OK (didn't fact-check it though). Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:58, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
Ana Toni announce Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 02:12, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Welcoming Ana Toni to the Board of Trustees of the Wikimedia Foundation: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/08/welcoming-ana-toni-to-the-wikimedia-foundation-board-of-trustees/
- f/g: In this blog post, Wikimedia Foundation Board Chair Kat Walsh welcomes the newest member of the Board, Ana Toni. Toni brings extensive experience with international NGOs and foundations, including Greenpeace, The Ford Foundation and ActionAid. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/08/welcoming-ana-toni-to-the-wikimedia-foundation-board-of-trustees/
- LGTM. (Maybe try to link the three organizations on T/I too?) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:58, 8 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 02:12, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Louis Pasteur was the French scientist after whom pasteurization is named. Help improve his article on English Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur
- f/g: Louis Pasteur was the French scientist after whom pasteurization is named. His article on English Wikipedia is one of Today's Articles for Improvement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Pasteur
- F/G looks fine, but T/I is above the limit of 140 characters - suggest shortening "English Wikipedia" to "en.Wikipedia" or such.
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:49, 5 July 2013 (UTC)
July 9
editPOTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:43, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Learn more about the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day for 9 July in this interview with the photographer: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/09/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-seceda-cable-car/
- f/g: Wolfgang Moroder took this beautiful photo from the top of Mount Seceda in the Dolomites of Italy. The image, which shows a blanket of golden clouds over a valley and the Alps in the background, is the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day for 9 July 2013. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/09/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-seceda-cable-car/
- Looks OK. To nitpick, I'm not totally sure about "Swiss and Austrian", as the photo seems to be facing (roughly) to the south, i.e. into Italian territory only - he may have meant that he saw the Swiss and Austrian Alps in other directions when standing on that mountaintop. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:38, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- Updated Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:43, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- Looks OK. To nitpick, I'm not totally sure about "Swiss and Austrian", as the photo seems to be facing (roughly) to the south, i.e. into Italian territory only - he may have meant that he saw the Swiss and Austrian Alps in other directions when standing on that mountaintop. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:38, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:43, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Join in and improve the "Prohibition in the US" article on EN Wikipedia, one of Today's Articles for Improvement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
- f/g: Join with other Wikipedia editors to help improve the "Prohibition in the United States" article on English Wikipedia, one of Today's Articles for Improvement: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prohibition_in_the_United_States
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:38, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
Wikisource
- t/i: EN Wikisource Proofread of the Month: Maury's New Elements of Geography (1907) by Matthew Fontaine Maury. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Maury%27s_New_Elements_of_Geography,_1907.djvu
- f/g: The English Wikisource Proofread of the Month is "Maury's New Elements of Geography" (1907) by Matthew Fontaine Maury. You can help verify the accuracy of the digital transcription here: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Maury%27s_New_Elements_of_Geography,_1907.djvu
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:16, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, replies, etc.
- https://twitter.com/vibhabamba/status/354701895920668672 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:30, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/TaraPriya/status/354506406830948352 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:30, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/tapiwa_craig/status/354564422406115329 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:30, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- how about this answer: "Wikimedia Foundation Senior Designer Brandon Harris explains here: http://www.quora.com/Wikipedia/Why-doesnt-Wikipedia-have-tweet-or-like-buttons @jorm"
- The first two look fine to me. Brandon's answer is not accurate - as we know, there are privacy-friendly versions of these sharing buttons, and these have been in use in various Wikimedia projects for a while, e.g. in all Signpost articles since 2010 (click "[show]" next to "Share this"), or on the English Wikinews. A better explanation is here, although it may not be entirely satisfying for the questioner... Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:28, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
- That's fine, I'll use that link Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:17, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- The first two look fine to me. Brandon's answer is not accurate - as we know, there are privacy-friendly versions of these sharing buttons, and these have been in use in various Wikimedia projects for a while, e.g. in all Signpost articles since 2010 (click "[show]" next to "Share this"), or on the English Wikinews. A better explanation is here, although it may not be entirely satisfying for the questioner... Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:28, 9 July 2013 (UTC)
July 10
editWikisource Vision project update Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:41, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Read an update about the Wikisource Vision Development project and open access: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/09/wikisource-vision-development-and-open-access/
- f/g: In this blog post, get an update about the Wikisource Vision Development project and how the work these volunteers are doing relates to open access: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/09/wikisource-vision-development-and-open-access/
- Looks OK. T/I could use "@Wikisource" and "#OpenAccess". Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 06:06, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:44, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Have strong opinions on film? You can help improve the English Wikipedia article on "Film criticism." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_criticism
- f/g: Rotten Tomatoes.. two thumbs up.. New Yorker.. Join with other English Wikipedia editors to add sources and improve the "Film criticism" article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Film_criticism
- Well actually, one of the cleanup tags says that the article is too opinionated ("This article is written like a personal reflection or opinion essay"), so inviting strongly opinionated people to edit it might be counter-productive ;) Suggest a rephrase of the tag instead:
- T/I: Too much opinion in "film criticism" - help rewrite Today's Article for Improvement in a more encyclopedic style:
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 06:06, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Wikisource Featured text Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:44, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Prestidigitators: read "Magic" by Ellis Stanyon (1910) on Wikisource to learn about Shadowgraphy and other skills: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Magic_(Ellis_Stanyon)
- f/g: Calling all prestidigitators and those curious about magic. Read Wikisource's featured text for July, "Magic," by Ellis Stanyon. There is even a chapter on shadowgraphy to teach you how to project illusions. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Magic_(Ellis_Stanyon)
- Nice! Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 06:06, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, replies, etc
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 06:06, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/vibhabamba/status/355054521300430848 (you know, Vibha) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:51, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/DR_RichSmith/status/355063654468685826 (somewhat high volume following) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:51, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/WolfvonLaer/status/355053749980512256 (maybe just a fave) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/izarbaik/status/355051657811337216 (ditto) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/JaredYuro/status/355020589519486976 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- suggest pointing him to TAFI. "You can join with other editors in the Today's Article for Improvement WikiProject and improve select articles here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:TAFI" Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:51, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/Enock4seth/status/354994253740507137 (would be nice to promote) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:41, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/MinrvaGroup/status/354989724517146624 (high following) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:41, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/bigblasck/status/354971834359353345 (and documentation on this happening?) - Jon Robson took care of this Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:51, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
https://twitter.com/CrazyWowFacts/status/354908551703035904https://twitter.com/tli_official/status/355051629776605184 (from @wikimedia)
- All seem OK to me, except the next to last one (would be a bit too much advertising for a slightly dodgy-looking service - or am I over-sensitive here?), and the last one perhaps is a bit too insider-like without a public event link (there is one somewhere). Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:44, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
Annual Plan
- T/I @wikimedia: Questions and Answers about the Wikimedia Foundation's 2013-2014 Annual Plan: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/2013-2014_Annual_Plan_Questions_and_Answers
- FB: "Like" [1].
Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:58, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
- jawohl. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 10 July 2013 (UTC)
July 11
editPeter's blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:35, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Improving Wikipedia from a little-used computer lab in rural Namibia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/11/namibia-education-update/
- fb/g+: Peter Gallert explains his work to turn a little-used computer lab in rural Namibia into an educational hub with Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/11/namibia-education-update/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:14, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:35, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Mõdriku obelisk in Estonia. Read an interview with the photographer here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/10/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-modriku-obelisk/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of the Mõdriku Estate obelisk in Estonia. Read an interview with the photographer who took the photo and understand why he donates his images to the freely licensed database behind Wikipedia's images: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/10/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-modriku-obelisk/
- LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 15:53, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:35, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: No, this isn't a joke: Help improve the "April Fools' Day" article on English Wikipedia. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day
- f/g: No, this isn't a joke: The "April Fools' Day" article on English Wikipedia needs improving. You can join other Wikipedia editors and expand it as part of the Today's Article's for Improvement WikiProject. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/April_Fools%27_Day
- LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 15:53, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
Budapest blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:09, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Blog post: recapping @Wikimedia movement program evaluation workshop in Budapest, Hungary: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/11/finding-out-what-works-first-workshop-program-evaluation/
- f/g: In this Wikimedia Blog post, read an update about the recent Wikimedia movement program evaluation workshop held in Budapest, Hungary. The workshop led to intensive discussion about evaluating the success of movement programs to support Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/11/finding-out-what-works-first-workshop-program-evaluation/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:22, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, replies, sundry
- RT from @wikimedia: https://twitter.com/keating/status/355176585193721859 (she was one of the presenters at last night's event) Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:09, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikimedia: https://twitter.com/tli_official/status/355155531742187522 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:09, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikimedia: https://twitter.com/kurtopsahl/status/355145796745822209 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:09, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/JoshQNelson/status/355344074426953728 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:09, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share from Wikipedia: https://www.facebook.com/Wikisource/posts/395361213901892 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:09, 12 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share from Wikipedia: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=396366403801373&set=a.396366400468040.1073741825.195469067224442&type=1
- share from Wikipedia: https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.Italia/posts/630264376985000
- Share from Wikipedia to Catalan speakers: https://www.facebook.com/wikimediacat/posts/10151546262078391
- Fave from @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/pfanderson/status/354208794219253762
- Face from @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/MrChrisFurey/status/355280301754298368
- These all look OK to me, except that we should consider crafting a separate message of our own to promote the video of the Legal event once the Commons version is available. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:20, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
July 12
editWOTD
- t/i: Today's word of the day: inveterate http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inveterate
- f/g: Today's word of the day: inveterate, what are some of your inveterate habits? http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/inveterate
July 15-21
editJuly 15
edit- Twitter/Facebook/Google+ Don't be an ape. Java Man is today's EN Wikipedia article for improvement. You can help it evolve! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Man
- I like the "evolve" pun, but the TAFI template was removed from the article, and it doesn't have other maintenance templates either; a clearer call to action would be desirable. Perhaps just readd the TAFI template? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:26, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
- To be honest, I'm not sure how the actual TAFI articles for each week are linking up with these social media statuses. If there are 10 articles in each batch and only a couple are picked each week that means there are some great articles that never get attention. I chose some TAFIs from previous weeks that I dont remember seeing having statuses written about them. I think ideally we should reduce the number in each batch from 10 back to 7, so at least we can address each article in a week is we want to.--Coin945 (talk) 04:23, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Tilman, I don't have a problem with moving forward without the template. I think it's fine in this case and would like to acknowledge Coin's work to get it up. I'd propose the text above with the small adjustment I made. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:07, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- The problem is that the people we send there should see a clear call to action in the article itself (yes, you can and should edit this article). That was the TAFI project's rationale for creating that template in the first place, as I understand it. On the SM channels we are targeting inexperienced contributors which need this kind of explicit encouragement even more than Wikipedians who follow the link from en:WP:TAFI (on that point, I think we should be in sync as well, but per Coin's remark that's secondary right now). Do you have any objections to the above suggestion to readd the template to the article before posting the SM messages? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:21, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- I have no problem adding the template. You think WP:TAFI will? Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:37, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Well, if they are fine with @wikipedia on Twitter etc stating that this is one of their articles for today, they should be fine with the template in the article, too. And recall that Theopolisme re-started the templating bot for us recently. It won't happen automatically in this case though, if the article is not on the schedule. Coin, would you mind adding the template yourself? (There is a policy for WMF employees that we should not edit the article namespace with our staff accounts.) And then let's go ahead with this one - I agree that although we should aim to aling with the project's schedule, we shouldn't let Coin's work go to waste in this case. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:46, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- I added the template to Java Man. I agree with you guys. My criticism was with the current system itself. It means we have to cherrypick maybe one or two out of a 10 article batch. But from now on I'll make sure articles match up to when they're in the TAFI schedule. You can always move up another of my suggestions from "this week" to today if you want. By the way, I do think we should establish a #TAFI twitter hashtag (as I mentioned in the TAFI talkpage). Even if it was just added at the very end of both Twitter and Facebook statuses (hashtags on Facebook work now). Great for creating a brand/finding out who's talking about it etc.--60.230.229.112 22:44, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- I'm moving this to the 17th and preparing to publish Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:19, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- I added the template to Java Man. I agree with you guys. My criticism was with the current system itself. It means we have to cherrypick maybe one or two out of a 10 article batch. But from now on I'll make sure articles match up to when they're in the TAFI schedule. You can always move up another of my suggestions from "this week" to today if you want. By the way, I do think we should establish a #TAFI twitter hashtag (as I mentioned in the TAFI talkpage). Even if it was just added at the very end of both Twitter and Facebook statuses (hashtags on Facebook work now). Great for creating a brand/finding out who's talking about it etc.--60.230.229.112 22:44, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Well, if they are fine with @wikipedia on Twitter etc stating that this is one of their articles for today, they should be fine with the template in the article, too. And recall that Theopolisme re-started the templating bot for us recently. It won't happen automatically in this case though, if the article is not on the schedule. Coin, would you mind adding the template yourself? (There is a policy for WMF employees that we should not edit the article namespace with our staff accounts.) And then let's go ahead with this one - I agree that although we should aim to aling with the project's schedule, we shouldn't let Coin's work go to waste in this case. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:46, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- I have no problem adding the template. You think WP:TAFI will? Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:37, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- The problem is that the people we send there should see a clear call to action in the article itself (yes, you can and should edit this article). That was the TAFI project's rationale for creating that template in the first place, as I understand it. On the SM channels we are targeting inexperienced contributors which need this kind of explicit encouragement even more than Wikipedians who follow the link from en:WP:TAFI (on that point, I think we should be in sync as well, but per Coin's remark that's secondary right now). Do you have any objections to the above suggestion to readd the template to the article before posting the SM messages? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:21, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Tilman, I don't have a problem with moving forward without the template. I think it's fine in this case and would like to acknowledge Coin's work to get it up. I'd propose the text above with the small adjustment I made. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:07, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- To be honest, I'm not sure how the actual TAFI articles for each week are linking up with these social media statuses. If there are 10 articles in each batch and only a couple are picked each week that means there are some great articles that never get attention. I chose some TAFIs from previous weeks that I dont remember seeing having statuses written about them. I think ideally we should reduce the number in each batch from 10 back to 7, so at least we can address each article in a week is we want to.--Coin945 (talk) 04:23, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- I like the "evolve" pun, but the TAFI template was removed from the article, and it doesn't have other maintenance templates either; a clearer call to action would be desirable. Perhaps just readd the TAFI template? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:26, 15 July 2013 (UTC)
Wikimedian in Brussels blog post Done by Tbayer (WMF) (talk)
- T/I: "Our man in Brussels": Wikimedian @dimi_z monitors EU policy issues possibly affecting Wikipedia and free knowledge
- F/G: Dimitar Dimitrov and other Wikimedians have started to to monitor EU policy developments that could affect Wikipedia and free knowledge.
- Fixed small typo. LGTM Matthew (WMF) (talk)!
RT: John Riedl Done
- [2] RT @WikiResearch RIP professor John @Riedl, co-founder of @grouplens and highly influential @Wikipedia researcher http://scholar.google.com/scholar?q=allintitle%3AWikipedia+author%3ARiedl
- Matthew agreed with it too - done. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 02:32, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
July 16
editIBM Watson post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:19, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: .@IBMResearch donates AAAI Feigenbaum Prize winnings for Watson to @Wikimedia Foundation in honor of @Wikidata: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/16/ibm-research-watson-aaai-prize-wikimedia-foundation/
- f/g/li: IBM Research, the team behind the famous Watson computer, has donated the Association for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence (AAAI) Feigenbaum Prize to the Wikimedia Foundation. The donation recognizes the role Wikipedia played in the success of Watson in the Jeopardy! Challenge and to support Wikidata, the free knowledge base making structured data, such as statistical information, readily available to machines and humans alike http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/16/ibm-research-watson-aaai-prize-wikimedia-foundation/
- Looks OK to me, although I would leave out "interwiki references and" - that's too technical and not centrally relevant. And as an alternative suggestion, we could also play up the machine-readability aspect of Wikidata a bit more: ".. to support Wikidata, the free knowledge base making structured data, such as statistical information, readily available to machines and humans alike". Just an idea.
- For people with a limited memory like me, it would be preferable to mention Jeopardy! on T/I as well, but I can't find a way to fit it into 140c.
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:27, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- I updated with your wording, Tilman, and a small edit of my own for readability. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:22, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
Surinam Horned Frog Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:53, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Surinam Horned Frog. Read an interview with the photographer here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/16/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-surinam-horned-frog/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of a bright green Surinam Horned Frog. Read an interview with the photographer and learn why he donates high-quality free images to Wikimedia Commons: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/16/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-surinam-horned-frog/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: The EN Wikipedia #TAFI is Cheers, and what better way to honor this acclaimed sitcom than clicking the edit button. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers
- f/g: Today's article for improvement on the English Wikipedia is "Cheers," and what better way to honor this acclaimed sitcom than clicking the edit button (pouring yourself a drink and making jokes entirely optional): http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheers
- Looks OK. I'm not getting the drinks/jokes joke, but then again never heard about this series until this very moment, so I'm not the target audience ;)
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:50, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- It's a simple joke based on the term "cheers", as in, the word you say when chinking your wine glasses with a compadre. My original joke had a reference to editors probably drinking a lot... which in retrospect was thankfully removed. :)--Coin945 (talk) 14:04, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, replies, etc.
- RT from @wikimedia/@wikipedia: https://twitter.com/creativecommons/status/357200494382432256 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikimedia/@wikipedia: https://twitter.com/wikimediadc/status/357191767046627328 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikimedia/@wikipedia: https://twitter.com/wikisignpost/status/355891229256458240 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/KJKabza/status/357192836812242945 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikimedia/@wikipedia: https://twitter.com/WikiCommons/status/356783504152993793 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/BoomBabyBBall/status/357209388190146561 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Reply from @wikimedia with "Read more about the Wikipedia fundraiser here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2012/Report"
- Fave from @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/cadelllast/status/357185418669735938 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/matthewpennell/status/357143447230087169 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Reply from @wikipedia with "Read about the VisualEditor rollout here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/01/visualeditor-beta-rollout/"
- Fave from @wikipedia for both original and the first reply: https://twitter.com/Fixy7/status/357111269393842179 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Fave from @wikipedia for https://twitter.com/DNAriana/status/356962631636090880 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- https://twitter.com/Zeeeeebs/status/356960847689547776 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Reply #1 from @wikipedia: "You can edit and improve Wikipedia at any time by fixing grammar or finding reliable sources. Learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Teahouse"
- Reply #1 from @wikipedia: "If you want to work for the @Wikimedia Foundation, see their job postings here: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Work_with_us
- RT from @wikimedia: https://twitter.com/MrAlanCooper/status/356898342875308032
- Share on FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikimediadc/posts/681880978493146 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share on FB, target German language: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaAustria/posts/517981381605783 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share on FB, target Mexico: https://www.facebook.com/wikimediamx/posts/557934837581148 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share on FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikisignpost/posts/564368700276017 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
- They all look OK to me, although regarding the UX camp, we could perhaps check first what kind of announcement is planned on our side (if any). Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:39, 16 July 2013 (UTC)
July 17
editTAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:52, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- Twitter/Facebook/Google+ Don't be an ape. "Java Man" is today's English Wikipedia article for improvement. You can help it evolve! http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Java_Man #TAFI
- based on discussion above on the 15th, moving here to publish. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:21, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- Sophie's post Done
- all: Is Wikipedia reliable? This fun video from Wikimedia Sweden encourages teachers to sing "Kä, Di, Hi" to find out: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/17/the-humming-teachers/
Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:52, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day, Smoo Cave, Second Chamber. Find out more about the shot and shooter here: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/17/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-smoo-cave/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of Smoo Cave, Second Chamber, in Durness Scotland. Find out more about the shot and the photographer who took it in this blog post: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/17/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-smoo-cave/
- Some tiny punctuation tweaks needed, otherwise OK. But to suggest a different noun for the photographer as well:
- T/I: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Smoo Cave, Second Chamber. Find out more about the spelunker who shot it:
- F/G: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of the Second Chamber of Smoo Cave, in Durness/Scotland. Find out more about the shot and the spelunker who took it in this blog post:
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:35, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- Some tiny punctuation tweaks needed, otherwise OK. But to suggest a different noun for the photographer as well:
July 18
editWMIT blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:34, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikipedia meets archeology with the Archeowiki project organized by @WikimediaItalia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/wikipedia-archeowiki-project/
- f/g: Wikipedia meets archeology with the Archeowiki project organized by Wikimedia Italia, the official Wikimedia chapter in Italy. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/wikipedia-archeowiki-project/
- Looks OK. Could also write "in" instead of "with", and add a comma before "organized". Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- In the future, feel free to just make your edits directly in the post when they're small like this :) Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:34, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- Looks OK. Could also write "in" instead of "with", and add a comma before "organized". Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
WMF NSA letter Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:34, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Foundation signs letter requesting more transparency from the NSA on #PRISM information requests: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/wikimedia-foundation-letter-transparency-nsa-prism/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation has joined numerous technology companies by signing a letter to the U.S. National Security requesting more transparency from the National Security Agency (NSA) in the United States as it relates to the PRISM program: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/wikimedia-foundation-letter-transparency-nsa-prism/
- Hm, I would like to increase precision a bit - the letter is about information requests in general (it actually doesn't mention PRISM at all). Perhaps tweak it like this (also avoiding the "request" double entendre):
- T/I: Wikimedia Foundation signs letter urging more transparency from the NSA on information requests: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/wikimedia-foundation-letter-transparency-nsa-prism/ #PRISM
- F/G: Following community discussions about the PRISM surveillance program of the U.S. National Security Agency (NSA), the Wikimedia Foundation has joined numerous technology companies by signing a letter to President Barack Obama urging more transparency about government information requests: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/wikimedia-foundation-letter-transparency-nsa-prism/
- (Also, honor the occasion by using HTTPS instead of HTTP links ;)
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:55, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- Hm, I would like to increase precision a bit - the letter is about information requests in general (it actually doesn't mention PRISM at all). Perhaps tweak it like this (also avoiding the "request" double entendre):
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) in the Kätcheslachpark, Frankfurt, Germany. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aglais_urticae_qtl1.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a Small Tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) in the Kätcheslachpark, Frankfurt, Germany. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aglais_urticae_qtl1.jpg
DYK
Listed as one of the strangest Talk page exchanges on Wikipedia: (Takeru Kobayashi) He is clearly the greatest competetive eater of all time. Not to start a wiki war but unless someone comes up with a good argument for not including this, I'm changing it--Pbasu 18:19, 6 August 2006 (UTC) It is difficult to use the phrase "of all time" in any claim. It is far more accurate to use "in written history". How do we know there wasn't a greater competitive eater in prehistoric times? --Kainaw (talk) 15:10, 7 November 2006 (UTC) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Takeru_Kobayashi
- Doesn't seem like a reasonable DYK, alas. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:28, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:24, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
- Twitter: How about showing some e-motion for our friend "Motion," today's English Wikipedia article for improvement. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_%28physics%29 #TAFI
- Facebook/Google+: How about showing some e-motion for our friend "Motion," Today's Article for Improvement on English Wikipedia. #TAFI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_%28physics%29
- Made some changes for readability, character count. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:48, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Reteweets, replies, etc
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/sarahmworthy/status/357570389662117890 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:05, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/ibobrik/status/357565955125149696 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:05, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikimedia? https://twitter.com/unheap/status/357576865722019840 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:05, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- Looks OK. The ULS gallery item is a bit cryptic. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:57, 18 July 2013 (UTC)
Riedl post
- T/I: Remembering @Wikipedia researcher and friend John T. @Riedl (1962 – 2013) https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/18/researching-collaboration-better-world-john-riedl-1962-2013/ @dartar
- F/G: John Riedl, a highly influential computer scientist, passed away this Monday. In this post, Wikimedia Foundation research analyst Dario Taraborelli explains the importance of Riedl's research about Wikipedia.
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:19, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- LGTM. Added @dartar to Tweet Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:29, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
July 19
editTAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:08, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- T/F/G: ZOMG, "Q.E.D." is today's #TAFI. BTW AFAIK GMTA so GBTW ASAP. TIA! :D http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Q.E.D.
- (translation: Oh my god, Q.E.D. is today's #TAFI. By the way, as far as I know great minds think alike so get back to work asap. Thankyou in advance!)
- I love it! Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:54, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
- Scheduled for 9 am PT on July 19 Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:08, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- The reactions haven't been entirely positive [3]. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:35, 21 July 2013 (UTC)
- Scheduled for 9 am PT on July 19 Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:08, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- I love it! Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:54, 17 July 2013 (UTC)
Legal event Done Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:19, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Blog post recapping the Wikimedia Foundation "Law, Tech & Social Change" event in San Francisco: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/19/wikimedia-foundation-hosts-law-tech-and-social-change-event-in-san-francisco/ @twitter @eff @google @mozilla
- f/g: This Wikimedia blog post recaps the well-attented Wikimedia Foundation "Law, Tech & Social Change" event in San Francisco last week. Lawyers from Twitter, Google, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation discussed the intersection of law, technology, community and advocacy. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/19/wikimedia-foundation-hosts-law-tech-and-social-change-event-in-san-francisco/
- Typo ("attended"), and Mozilla should not be left out. Also, how about some namechecking on Twitter too:
- t/i: Legal experts from @eff, @google, @twitter, @mozilla and Wikimedia discussed "Law, Tech & Social Change" last week: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/19/wikimedia-foundation-hosts-law-tech-and-social-change-event-in-san-francisco/ @twitter @eff @google @mozilla
- f/g: This blog post recaps the Wikimedia Foundation's well-attended "Law, Tech & Social Change" event in San Francisco last week. Lawyers from Twitter, Google, Mozilla and the Electronic Frontier Foundation discussed the intersection of law, technology, community and advocacy. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/19/wikimedia-foundation-hosts-law-tech-and-social-change-event-in-san-francisco/
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:53, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- Typo ("attended"), and Mozilla should not be left out. Also, how about some namechecking on Twitter too:
POTD
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Service at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships. Read this photographer interview: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/19/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-service/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of Ma Lin preparing to serve at the 2013 World Table Tennis Championships, Paris. Read an interview with the photographer behind this remarkable shot. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/19/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-service/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:56, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
DYK
- t/i: S/2004 N 1, a previously unknown moon of Neptune, was discovered by analyzing old photos from the Hubble Telescope: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2004_N_1 #DYK
- f/g: #DidYouKnow that S/2004 N 1, a previously unknown moon of Neptune, was discovered by Mark Showalter of the SETI Institute in July 2013? He discovered it by analyzing archived photographs of Neptune taken by the Hubble Space Telescope from 2004 to 2009. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S/2004_N_1
- LGTM. I'll schedule it. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Detroit
- t/i: Detroit filed for bankruptcy yesterday. But the city has been struggling for decades. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Detroit
- f/g: Detroit has been decades in decline – from 1950s job losses, to the riots in 1967, all the way to today's bankruptcy. Read about the city's downward spiral: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Detroit
- LGTM. Made a couple small edits. I'll schedule it. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
Weather
- t/i: More people die from heat waves than from any other type of weather phenomenon, overall. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave#Mortality
- f/g: Summer heat waves can be lethal. More people die from hyperthermia, heat stroke and other conditions brought on by excessive heat than from any other weather phenomenon, including hurricanes, tornadoes, lightning, rain and floods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_wave#Mortality
- LGTM. I'll schedule it. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Heat waves can also play tricks on your eyes http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_haze#Heat_haze
- f/g: Another hidden hazard of summer: the extreme heat can produce a type of mirage called heat haze. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heat_haze#Heat_haze
- LGTM. I'll schedule it. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:31, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
July 20
editRoyal Baby
- t/i: Prince Harry is currently third in line to succeed the Queen for the British throne. But not for long. #royalbaby http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_succession_to_the_British_throne#Line_of_succession
- f/g: The throne of the United Kingdom is passed on through descendants of the Royal Family, a list that can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line_of_succession_to_the_British_throne#Line_of_succession However there will be a change in the line of succession...any day now. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_of_the_Duke_and_Duchess_of_Cambridge
July 21
editJuly 22-28
editJuly 22
editTAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:56, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Whether you can pronounce it or not, you can help edit the "Hors d'oeuvre" article on EN Wikipedia, today's #TAFI http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hors_d%27oeuvre
- f/g: Whether you can pronounce it or not, you can help edit the "Hors d'oeuvre" article on English Wikipedia, one of Today's Articles for Improvement (#TAFI) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hors_d%27oeuvre
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:57, 19 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Sickla kaj, Södra Hammarbyhamnen, Stockholm. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sickla_kaj_June_2013.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is at Sickla kaj, Södra Hammarbyhamnen, Stockholm. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sickla_kaj_June_2013.jpg
July 23
editTAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:51, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: It's common sense that anyone can edit Wikipedia. Lend your talent to "Common Sense," today's EN Wikipedia #TAFI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sense
- f/g: It's common sense that anyone can edit Wikipedia. Lend your talent to "Common Sense," today's article for improvement on English Wikipedia #TAFI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Common_sense
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:55, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:51, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: White-winged Snowfinch, with winter plumage. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niverolle_Montagne_noire_Francer.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a White-winged Snowfinch, showing its winter plumage. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Niverolle_Montagne_noire_Francer.jpg
- LGTM MGMT :) Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:38, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
Frank Schulenburg blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:51, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i from @WikiCommons, retweeted by big accounts: View some of the amazing waterfall photos from Wikimedia Commons, the freely licensed database behind @Wikipedia: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/5-enchanting-photos-of-waterfalls-on-wikimedia-commons-that-let-you-find-your-inner-zen-spot/
- f/g: Photographer and Wikimedia Commons contributor Frank Schulenburg posts his favorite waterfall photos from Wikimedia Commons, the freely license image repository behind Wikipedia. http://photography.schulenburg.biz/5-enchanting-photos-of-waterfalls-on-wikimedia-commons-that-let-you-find-your-inner-zen-spot/
- It's SchulenbUUUrg! Otherwise this LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:27, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
GSOC update Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 06:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Blog post describing @Google Summer of Code projects on @MediaWiki, the software running #Wikipedia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/updates-from-the-language-engineering-google-summer-of-code-projects @gsoc #i18n
- f/g: In this post from the Wikimedia blog, learn about the work that #Google Summer of Code projects are accomplishing to enhance #MediaWiki, the software behind #Wikimedia projects like #Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/updates-from-the-language-engineering-google-summer-of-code-projects
- It would be nice to express more clearly that those are (only the) language related GSoC projects. How about:
- T/I: Four @Google Summer of Code projects improve language support of @MediaWiki, the software running #Wikipedia https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/updates-from-the-language-engineering-google-summer-of-code-projects #i18n
- F/G: In this post from the Wikimedia blog, learn about the work in four #Google Summer of Code projects to enhance the multilingual support of #MediaWiki, the software behind #Wikimedia projects like #Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/updates-from-the-language-engineering-google-summer-of-code-projects
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 02:21, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- It would be nice to express more clearly that those are (only the) language related GSoC projects. How about:
Pywikipediabot Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 06:01, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i from @wikimedia: Pywikipediabot moving from SVN to Git on 26 July. Developers can then submit patches to Gerrit to maintain the code: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/pywikipediabot-moving-to-git-on-july-26/
- f/g: Pywikipediabot, one of the frameworks for running a bot (or automated editing program) on Wikipedia, will be moving from SVN to Git on 26 July. Developers will be able to submit patches to Gerrit to maintain the code. Learn more in this Wikimedia Blog post: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/23/pywikipediabot-moving-to-git-on-july-26/
- Looks... factually correct. Let's see how wild Facebook will go about it ;) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 02:21, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, shares, etc
- Portuguese dissertation Done [4] 90% of Wikipedia articles of "equivalent or better quality than their Britannica counterparts" in blind expert test http://massamateurism.blogspot.com/p/synopsis.html#_ftnref2
- LGTM looks so much like MGMT to me. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:41, 23 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share from FB: https://www.facebook.com/wikisignpost/posts/567160566663497
- RT from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/wikisignpost/status/359465273813770244
- RT from @wikipedia: https://twitter.com/ProfessMoravec/status/357493064127873024
- I'm a bit wary of endorsing/promoting (work on) specific articles, but we might get away with this one. The Signpost ones look fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 02:21, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- Unlike all the TAFI single articles we're promoting? Matthew (WMF) (talk) 04:30, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- OK, I should rephrase: With the TAFIs we promoting a community-wide project whose goal it is to improve WP in general, and those articles were selected by the community under that aspect. When @wikipedia starts to promote individual editor's projects focusing on a specific topic, it could easily be seen as unbalanced. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:12, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- Unlike all the TAFI single articles we're promoting? Matthew (WMF) (talk) 04:30, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- I'm a bit wary of endorsing/promoting (work on) specific articles, but we might get away with this one. The Signpost ones look fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 02:21, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
July 24
editTAFI
- T: Want to make your own Lego brand? Go to Lego Cuusoo. Want to better Wikipedia? Go to the "Lego Cuusoo" article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Cuusoo #TAFI
- G/F: Want to help make your own Lego brand? Go to Lego Cuusoo. Want to turn today's #TAFI into a Featured Article on English Wikipedia? Go to the "Lego Cuusoo" article and join with other editors to improve it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Cuusoo
- The first sentence in each read too much like advertising for Lego, IMHO. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- I thought similarly, but the Lego Cuusoo article describes it as just that, you get to make your own Legos based on your own design. In that regard, it doesn't strike me as promotional, but factual. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:58, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- How about:
- T/I/F/G: Help to build it up piece by piece: "Lego Cuusoo" is today's article for improvement on the English Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Cuusoo
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:41, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- -Love it! thanks, Tilman. Will schedule for Saturday. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:44, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- How about:
- I thought similarly, but the Lego Cuusoo article describes it as just that, you get to make your own Legos based on your own design. In that regard, it doesn't strike me as promotional, but factual. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:58, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- The first sentence in each read too much like advertising for Lego, IMHO. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:29, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Read about the photographer who took the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day "Birds on stick," Shanghai, China: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/24/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-birds-on-stick/
- f/g: In this blog post, read about how the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day, "Birds on stick, street food in Qibao Town, Shanghai" came to be taken by a Polish Wikimedian working in China. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/24/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-birds-on-stick/
- LGTM, although replacing "Wikimedian" for "photographer" might help avoid the misunderstanding that he was working as a professional photographer. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- thanks, amended. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:05, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- LGTM, although replacing "Wikimedian" for "photographer" might help avoid the misunderstanding that he was working as a professional photographer. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Wikisource Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:29, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: From the newest texts on Wikisource: "I think that I shall never see/A poem lovely as a tree," by Joyce Kilmer: http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Trees_and_Other_Poems
- f/g: from the newest texts on Wikisource: "I think that I shall never see/A poem lovely as a tree." This famous line comes from Trees and Other Poems, by Joyce Kilmer, 1914. http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Trees_and_Other_Poems
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
DYK Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:29, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: #DidYouKnow evidence suggests ancient snowfall on #Mars likely led to the formation of river valleys? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
- f/g: #DidYouKnow, evidence suggests ancient snowfall on Mars likely led to the formation of river valleys? Read more about the planet here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mars
- t/I: #DYK that "Atlas" is a humanoid robot designed to navigate rough terrain, open doors and operate power equipment? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(robot)
- f/g: #DidYouKnow that "Atlas" is a humanoid robot designed to navigate rough terrain, open doors and operate power equipment? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atlas_(robot)
EN Wiktionary Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:29, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i/f/g: Do you know the meaning of "Sagacity" (from the Latin sagācitās)? It's the English Wiktionary word of the day: http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/sagacity
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:19, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, replies, etc
- RT from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/WikimediaMobile/status/360159964976803840 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:46, 24 July 2013 (UTC)
- Followed by RT: https://twitter.com/vibhabamba/status/360165102370050048 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
July 25
editAircel Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Thanks to @Aircel & @Wikimedia partnership, 60 million Indians can access Wikipedia on mobile w/o data charges: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/25/aircel-partnership-brings-wikipedia-zero-to-india/
- f/g: Thanks to a new partnership between Aircel and the Wikimedia Foundation, 60 million mobile customers in India can access Wikipedia without data charges. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/25/aircel-partnership-brings-wikipedia-zero-to-india/
- Works for me. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 17:38, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Mobile Editing Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Keep #Wikipedia and Wikimedia projects up-to-date when you’re on the go by editing from your mobile phone! http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/25/edit-wikipedia-on-the-go/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation announced you can now edit Wikipedia from your mobile phone. Keep #Wikipedia and #Wikimedia projects up-to-date when you’re on the go! http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/25/edit-wikipedia-on-the-go/
- Made a minor edit; otherwise looks good. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 17:38, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Egyptian Vulture, aka White Scavenger Vulture (Neophron percnopterus): http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neophron_percnopterus_-_01.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is an Egyptian Vulture, aka White Scavenger Vulture or Pharaoh's Chicken (Neophron percnopterus) in the Madrid Zoo, Spain. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Neophron_percnopterus_-_01.jpg
- LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 17:38, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Apply your knowledge of technology to improve today's #TAFI - "Home appliance" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_appliance
- f/g: Apply your knowledge of technology to expand Today's Article for Improvement. "Home appliance," on English Wikipedia. If you speak Italian, you can help translate from the Italian Wikipedia article. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_appliance #TAFI
- the t/i (my guess that's what you meant) seems awkward with the "especially Italian speakers", so I'd skip that section but otherwise looks good. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 20:01, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- ok, updated Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
Retweets, replies, etc
- RT from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/jwyg/status/359982127938404353 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/KelloggSchool/status/360152525267152896 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/WikimediaMobile/status/360449226607562754 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:03, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
- These are all fine with me. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 20:01, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
July 26
editTAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:08, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Tip to get into an editing mood: a strong cup of coffee. Go get one and edit the "Coffee production in Cuba" article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production_in_Cuba
- f/g: Good tip for getting into the editing mood: a strong cup of coffee. Get one and help edit the "Coffee production in Cuba" article on English Wikipedia with other Wikipedians, one of Today's Articles for Improvement #TAFI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coffee_production_in_Cuba
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:08, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Holdre manor main building in Estonia, built in 1910. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holdre_m%C3%B5isa_peahoone.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is the Holdre manor main building in Estonia, built in 1910. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Holdre_m%C3%B5isa_peahoone.jpg
- LOKTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
MediaWiki post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:08, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Bright future for 3rd-party releases on MediaWiki with work of @mrglaser and @hexmode: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/26/future-third-party-releases-mediawiki/
- f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation has announced contracts with two long-time members of the MediaWiki community–Mark Hershberger and Markus Glaser–to manage and drive forward third-party focused releases of MediaWiki, the software behind Wikimedia sites like Wikipedia. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/26/future-third-party-releases-mediawiki/
- T/I should read "3rd-party releases of MediaWiki", otherwise fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:32, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
RT about Wikibooks
- We don't have the opportunity often to feature Wikibooks, so I thought this academic paper might be worth a RT: [5] "@WikiResearch Bioinformatics researchers on the use of Wikibooks to publish handbook on next-gen sequencing http://intl-bib.oxfordjournals.org/content/early/2013/06/21/bib.bbt045.full https://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Next_Generation_Sequencing_(NGS)"
- -Sounds great to me. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:44, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/FrenchHope/status/360486399968944128 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/nazifilbek/status/360518207989235713 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- Share from FB: https://www.facebook.com/Wikisource/posts/401375309967149 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- All three LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:07, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/berkmancenter/status/360452425217359872 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikipedia : https://twitter.com/socialcitizen/status/360842972901818368 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:59, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/JMDugan/status/360277388640272386 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:10, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media, if Google Translate can be trusted: https://twitter.com/a_alasiri/status/360674914547666945 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:10, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikip/media: https://twitter.com/nicksteffel/status/360870989527134208 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:10, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
- These look good to me. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
July 27
editTAFI
- T/I/F/G: Help to build it up piece by piece: "Lego Cuusoo" is today's article for improvement on the English Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lego_Cuusoo
- --reviewed, approved, and scheduled Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 25 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD profile Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:10, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: One of the few illustrators on Wikimedia Commons explains why he donates the painstaking fruit of his labor: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/27/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-plant-cell-types/
- f/g: Kelvinsong is one of the few Wikimedia Commons contributors who donates illustrations to the free media database behind Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia. Read about why he donates the fruits of his painstaking labor in this blog post: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/27/wikimedia-commons-picture-of-the-day-plant-cell-types/
- LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 26 July 2013 (UTC)
- --scheduled Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:10, 27 July 2013 (UTC)
July 29-August 4
editJuly 29
editMemory editathon Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Editathon in Buenos Aires by @wikimedia_ar focused on the memory of disappeared during military dictatorship: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/29/memory-edit-a-thon-in-buenos-aires/
- f/g: Wikimedia Argentina, the official Wikimedia chapter in the country, organized an editathon in memory of the disappeared during the military dictatorship. The event occurred at Espacio Memoria y Derechos Humanos (Space for Memory and Human Rights) and had more than 40 participants. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/29/memory-edit-a-thon-in-buenos-aires/
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:28, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
ACSI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:01, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikipedia ranks first in ACSI customer satisfaction survey for fourth straight year in "Social Media" category: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/29/wikipedia-acsi-customer-satisfaction/
- f/g: Wikipedia ranks first in ACSI customer satisfaction survey for fourth straight year in "Social Media" category with 78% positive review, well above the 68% category average: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/29/wikipedia-acsi-customer-satisfaction/
- Good in principle, but the F/G could be polished a bit, e.g. "For the fourth straight year, Wikipedia ranks first in the ACSI customer satisfaction survey for the "Social Media" category. The 78% positive reviews for Wikipedia are well above the 68% category average: "
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:28, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
T/G/F: Are you ready for your just desserts? Because dessert has just been proclaimed today's #TAFI. Improve it? Pretty please, with a cherry on top..? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dessert
- This one was already featured last month [6]. Also, the TAFI template has since been removed and it's no longer on the current TAFI list. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 07:37, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
- Yeah, that should have been removed. Sorry to waste your time. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:20, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
- This one was already featured last month [6]. Also, the TAFI template has since been removed and it's no longer on the current TAFI list. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 07:37, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:59, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis), Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_moluccensis_-_Kaeng_Krachan.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is the Blue-winged Pitta (Pitta moluccensis), Kaeng Krachan, Phetchaburi, Thailand. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pitta_moluccensis_-_Kaeng_Krachan.jpg
Retweets Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 02:46, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/Effeietsanders/status/360169431718035457?refsrc=email
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 07:37, 29 July 2013 (UTC)
July 30
editWLPA blog post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:20, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Wiki Loves Public Art 2013 photo contest: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/winners-wiki-loves-public-art-2013/
- f/g: Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural Wiki Loves Public Art 2013 photo contest, which saw more than 9,250 images uploaded by 225 participants in five countries. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/winners-wiki-loves-public-art-2013/
WMF FR team changes Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i from @wikimedia: Wikimedia Foundation E.D. @SuePGardner describes changes to Fundraising team, bids farewell to @exzackley http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/29/changes-wikimedia-foundation-fundraising-team/
- f/g: Wikimedia Foundation Executive Director Sue Gardner explains changes to Wikimedia Foundation Fundraising team, bids farewell to the Chief Revenue Officer who more than tripled fundraising during tenure. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/29/changes-wikimedia-foundation-fundraising-team/
Frank post Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:20, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Part 1 of a tutorial on Featured Picture status on Wikimedia Commons, the image database behind Wikipedia: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/how-to-attain-featured-picture-status-on-wikimedia-commons-part-1-introduction/
- t/i: Part 2 of a tutorial on Wikimedia Commons Featured Pictures looks at the framing and angle of the shot: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/how-to-attain-featured-picture-status-on-wikimedia-commons-part-2-getting-the-shot/
- f/g: In Part 1 of this tutorial, a Wikimedian describes how to attain Featured Picture status on Wikimedia Commons, the image database behind Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/how-to-attain-featured-picture-status-on-wikimedia-commons-part-1-introduction/
- f/g: In Part 2 of this tutorial on Wikimedia Commons Featured Pictures, the photographer takes a closer look at framing the shot and selecting the right angle: http://photography.schulenburg.biz/how-to-attain-featured-picture-status-on-wikimedia-commons-part-2-getting-the-shot/
TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:20, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: "What makes a monster and what makes a man?" Is a monster someone who doesn't improve "Notre Dame," today's #TAFI? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris
- f/g: "What makes a monster and what makes a man?" asks Clopin. Well, perhaps a monster is someone who doesn't want to help improve "Notre Dame," today's English Wikipedia article for improvement #TAFI. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Notre_Dame_de_Paris
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:20, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Main facade of Mafra National Palace, Portugal. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mafra_May_2013-2.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is the Main facade of Mafra National Palace, Portugal. http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mafra_May_2013-2.jpg
Listen to Wikipedia Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:15, 30 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Now hear this! "Listen to #Wikipedia" creates a soundtrack of real-time edits to the world's largest encyclopedia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/listen-to-wikipedia/
- f/g: The new "Listen to #Wikipedia" website creates a soundtrack of real-time edits to the world's largest encyclopedia! The pitch of the note corresponds to the size of the edit: A bigger change makes a deeper note and a larger circle. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/listen-to-wikipedia/
Retweets
- RT from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/knightfdn/status/361924520736587776 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:52, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/MuseumDirectors/status/362282179306332161 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:52, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- RT in ES from @wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/Wikimedia_mx/status/362269728774946818 Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:52, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
July 31
editTAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: "Sport." What you could be doing rather than sitting at a computer. But since you're here, help expand today's #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport
- f/g: Sport. Something you could be doing rather than sitting at a computer reading this. But since you're here, help expand the "Sport" article on English Wikipedia, Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sport
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:02, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lanzarote_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg
- f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is Papagayo Beach, Lanzarote, Canary Islands (Spain) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lanzarote_1_Luc_Viatour.jpg
- LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:02, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
1000-yen note Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: The three-year journey of a 1000-yen note, a Wikimania story: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/1000-yen-note-a-wikimania-story/
- f/g: Read about the three-year journey of a 1000-yen note from Argentina to Hong Kong to Japan and the conference that ties it and the people using it together. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/30/1000-yen-note-a-wikimania-story/
- LGTM. How about using HTTPS links for all the above? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:02, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
Cooper UX bootcamp Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:49, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- t/i: September @Cooper Design UX bootcamp will focus on @Wikipedia mobile editing: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/cooper-ux-bootcamp-wikipedia-mobile-editing/
- RT later from wikim/pedia: https://twitter.com/JaredZimmerman/status/362684659349458944
- f/g: UX bootcamp by Cooper Design will focus on #Wikipedia mobile editing. The four-day intensive workshop will center on collaboration, product ecosystems, designing for engagement and more. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/cooper-ux-bootcamp-wikipedia-mobile-editing/
- All fine in principle, but we should at least indicate the world region where this will take place. How about:
- T/I: September @Cooper Design UX bootcamp in Petaluma, California will focus on @Wikipedia mobile editing: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/cooper-ux-bootcamp-wikipedia-mobile-editing/
- F/G: UX bootcamp by Cooper Design will focus on #Wikipedia mobile editing. The four-day intensive workshop in Petaluma, California will center on collaboration, product ecosystems, designing for engagement and more. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/cooper-ux-bootcamp-wikipedia-mobile-editing/
- Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 22:22, 31 July 2013 (UTC)
- All fine in principle, but we should at least indicate the world region where this will take place. How about:
VE Translation
- t/i: Help translate the VisualEditor into all language versions of Wikipedia and make editing accessible to more people: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/translate-ui-wikipedias-visual-editor/
- f/g: Help translate the VisualEditor into all language versions of Wikipedia and make editing the site accessible to more people. The most important change in Wikipedia's history needs you to help internationalize and improve it. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/07/31/translate-ui-wikipedias-visual-editor/