Yeah, Steven as the one who introduces and contextualizes Giraffedata to the reader is more for our amusement as insiders.
I didn't like the term WikiGnome either, as it sounds too close to troll. BTW, why is Wikipedia down as of right now, 1235pm East coast US time? On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 7:01 AM, Joe Sutherland <[email protected]> wrote: > I would argue it seems kind of weird to namedrop Steven here (the story > isn’t about him, after all!). But other than that it looks good. Perhaps: > > Meet the Ultimate WikiGnome: the story of one of @Wikipedia's most > tireless editors > https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad > > Joe > > On 5 February 2015 at 3:24:31 am, Fabrice Florin ([email protected]) > wrote: > > Hi social media team, > > I think this would be a great story for social media, and I thought we had > posted it already, but don’t see it on our Wikipedia Twitter account. > > Here’s what I tweeted on my personal account, in case it’s helpful: > > Meet the Ultimate WikiGnome: the story of one of @Wikipedia's top editors, > featuring ex-colleague @StevenWalling https://medium.com/backchannel/me > et-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad > > https://twitter.com/fabriceflorin/status/563095938060021763 > > Feel free to retweet — or develop our own message, as you prefer. > > Tip of the hat to Andrew Lih for sharing it with us ... > > Cheers, > > > Fabrice > > > Begin forwarded message: > > *Date:* February 4, 2015 at 7:02:44 PM PST > *From:* phoebe ayers <[email protected]> > *To:* Communications Committee <[email protected]> > *Subject:* *Re: [Wmfcc-l] Medium story about User:Giraffedata* > *Reply-To:* Communications Committee <[email protected]> > > This story has been mentioned lots of places yesterday and today, > including briefly today on the American radio program Marketplace! > > http://www.marketplace.org/topics/tech/final-note/one-mans-mission-get-comprised-wikipedia > > -- phoebe > > On Tue, Feb 3, 2015 at 10:47 AM, Andrew Lih <[email protected]> wrote: > > Great story, which includes swearing by Steven Walling, and a detailed > profile of User:Giraffedata > > One Man’s Quest to Rid Wikipedia of Exactly One Grammatical Mistake > > https://medium.com/backchannel/meet-the-ultimate-wikignome-10508842caad > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wmfcc-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfcc-l > > > > > -- > * I use this address for lists; send personal messages to phoebe.ayers > <at> gmail.com * > > _______________________________________________ > Wmfcc-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wmfcc-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- > *Joe Sutherland* > Communications Volunteer > m: +44 7722 916 433 | t: @jrbsu <http://twitter.com/jrbsu> >
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