December 2013 - Social-media - lists.wikimedia.org

RT for @wikipedia, @wikimedia and @wikicommons? https://twitter.com/wikimonuments/status/408155297388060672 On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 10:15 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > I'm going to do some occasional RTing of fundraising-related tweets. I'll > keep it fairly light, but let me know if you see some you would like > retweeted as well. > > Planning to start with this one: > https://twitter.com/meganrhernandez/status/407931378064293888 > > > On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:32 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> thanks. >> >> >> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:28 AM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org>wrote: >> >>> LGTM >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 3, 2013 at 9:20 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> >>> wrote: >>> > From @wikimedia >>> > https://twitter.com/JaredZimmerman/status/407913016559427584 >>> > >>> > >>> > On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 1:22 PM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> >>> wrote: >>> >> >>> >> These could have worked too, but it seems someone had already RT'ed >>> the >>> >> first one (@arstechnica) before your response. >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 12:44 PM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org> >>> >> wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> Sounds good to me. >>> >>> >>> >>> You could also bring the international flair by RTing Tinu: >>> >>> https://twitter.com/tinucherian/status/405525719419072512 >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> Or just do an original one? >>> >>> Download the entire English Wikipedia with 4.4M Articles with the >>> free >>> >>> XOWA app >>> http://techpp.com/2013/11/26/download-wikipedia-free-xowa-app/ >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Wed, Nov 27, 2013 at 11:11 AM, Tilman Bayer <tbayer(a)wikimedia.org >>> > >>> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On the XOWA offline Wikipedia software, for @wikipedia: >>> >>>> https://twitter.com/arstechnica/status/405720473574469632 or >>> >>>> https://twitter.com/oscon/status/405764919955824640 (both a bit >>> US-centric >>> >>>> ;) >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:47 AM, Matthew Roth <mroth(a)wikimedia.org >>> > >>> >>>> wrote: >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> ja wohl >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> (pardon if the spelling is way off:) >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> On Tue, Nov 26, 2013 at 10:40 AM, Tilman Bayer < >>> tbayer(a)wikimedia.org> >>> >>>>> wrote: >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> For @wikimedia and @wikipedia: >>> >>>>>> https://twitter.com/mnylc/status/404995447720124417 >>> >>>>>> >>> >>>>>> -- >>> >>>>>> Tilman Bayer >>> >>>>>> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>>>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> -- >>> >>>>> >>> >>>>> Matthew Roth >>> >>>>> Global Communications Manager >>> >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>>>> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >>> >>>>> www.wikimediafoundation.org >>> >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> >>> >>>> -- >>> >>>> Tilman Bayer >>> >>>> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> >>>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> >>> Matthew Roth >>> >>> Global Communications Manager >>> >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >>> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >>> >>> www.wikimediafoundation.org >>> >>> https://blog.wikimedia.org >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> >>> >> -- >>> >> Tilman Bayer >>> >> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> >> Wikimedia Foundation >>> >> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > -- >>> > >>> > Matthew Roth >>> > Global Communications Manager >>> > Wikimedia Foundation >>> > +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >>> > www.wikimediafoundation.org >>> > https://blog.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Tilman Bayer >>> Senior Operations Analyst (Movement Communications) >>> Wikimedia Foundation >>> IRC (Freenode): HaeB >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Matthew Roth >> Global Communications Manager >> Wikimedia Foundation >> +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 >> www.wikimediafoundation.org >> *https://blog.wikimedia.org <https://blog.wikimedia.org>* >> > > > > -- > > Matthew Roth > Global Communications Manager > Wikimedia Foundation > +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 > www.wikimediafoundation.org > *https://blog.wikimedia.org <https://blog.wikimedia.org>* > -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

*SM Calendar has been updated for 12/24:* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#December_24 En Wikivoyage *f/g: A really scenic way to travel between Russia and Georgia is by bus along the Georgian Military Highway through the Caucasian mountains. Learn more at Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Georgian_Military_Highway Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Phra Si Sanphet temple, in Ayutthaya, Thailand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Templo_Phra_Si_Sanphet,_Ayutthaya,_… EN Wikisource *t: : Read “A Christmas Carol” and other classics on Wikisource! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(Dickens,_1843_facsimile) *f/g: “A Christmas Carol” by English writer Charles Dickens has recently been added to Wikisoruce. To read this and other classics visit Wikisource! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/A_Christmas_Carol_(Dickens,_1843_facsimile) En Wiktionary *t/f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: bullshot (noun). A cocktail made from Vodka and beef bouillon. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/bullshot OnThisDay *t: #OnThisDay in 1818, the first performance of “Silent Night” took place at the church of St. Nikolaus in Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night *f/g: #OnThisDay in 1818, the first performance of “Silent Night” took place at the church of St. Nikolaus in Oberndorf, Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silent_Night TAFI *t: Help edit today’s article for improvement “meal,” and support the world’s largest encyclopedia! https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal *f/g: Wikipedia is made better by contributors like you. Help edit today’s article for improvement “meal,” and support the world’s largest encyclopedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meal -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

*Hey,* *The calendar has been updated for Monday, 12/16. Thanks!* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar#December_16-20 Sue blog *t: Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner, set to receive First Knight Innovation award. *f/g: Executive Director of the Wikimedia Foundation, Sue Gardner, set to receive First Knight Innovation award from the Knight Foundation, in conjunction with City University of New York’s Graduate School of Journalism and its Tow-Knight Center for Entrepreneurial Journalism. En Wikivoyage *t: This month’s Off the Beaten Path takes us to the Musandam Peninsula. Learn more at Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Musandam_Peninsula *f/g: This month’s Off the Beaten Path takes us to the Musandam Peninsula, an exclave of Northern Oman. Musandam is the northernmost tip of the Arabian Peninsula. Leran more at Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Musandam_Peninsula Wikimedia Commons POTD *t/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Wat Anun, a temple situated in the city of Bngkok, Thailand. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Templo_Wat_Arun,_Bangkok,_Tailandia… En Wiktionary *t: En Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: tergiversation (noun). The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tergiversation *f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: tergiversation (noun). The act of abandoning something or someone, of changing sides; desertion; betrayal. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tergiversation OnThisDay *t/f/g: #OnThisDay in 2009 “Avatar” was released internationally, and would later become the first film to gross $2 billion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Avatar_(2009_film) -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org

*Hey, * *The SM Calendar has been updated for 12/12. Please take a look if you get a chance and leave feedback. Thanks* https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Social_media/Calendar Wikimedia Commons POTD *t: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Rummu quarray, in Rummu, Estonia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day *f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Rummu quarray, in Rummu, Estonia. The limestone mining quarry was established in 1938. Limestone was mined by convicts of the adjacent Murru prison until the restoration of Estonian independence. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_day EN Wikisource *t: The current proofread of the month is “Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games” (1913) by Albert Meader Chesley. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Indoor_and_Outdoor_Gymnastic_Games.djvu *f/g: The current proofread of the month is “Indoor and Outdoor Gymnastic Games” (1913) by Albert Meader Chesley. The purpose of the project is to increase the number of proofread texts on Wikisource and improve the overall quality of the project. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:Indoor_and_Outdoor_Gymnastic_Games.djvu En Wiktionary *t: En Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: tin anniversary. The 10th anniversary of an event, especially a wedding. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tin_anniversary *f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: tin anniversary (noun). The tenth anniversary (yearly recurrence) of an event, especially a wedding. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/tin_anniversary OnThisDay *t: : #OnThisDay in 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal at Signal Hill, Newfoundland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi *f/g: #OnThisDay in 1901, Guglielmo Marconi received the first transatlantic radio signal (the letter “S” in Morse Code), at Signal Hill in St John’s, Newfoundland. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guglielmo_Marconi -- Carlos Monterrey Communications Associate Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6881 www.wikimediafoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org