Hey all, We just published "Wikipedia Picks: a ‘bad-boy’ bishop and expensive tulips" to the blog. URL: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/07/27/bad-bishop-and-expensive-tulips/ Many thanks to Ed and Victoria for this post. Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* • "This is the epitome of a bad-boy bishop." • Monroe Edwards was a modern-day Catch Me If You Can, albeit much less successful. • Han van Meegeren once sold a forged painting to a Nazi high official. • That time when they paid thousands for a single tulip bulb. • How much would you pay for a tulip bulb?

• "This is the epitome of a bad-boy bishop." • Monroe Edwards was a modern-day Catch Me If You Can, albeit much less successful. • Han van Meegeren once sold a forged painting to a Nazi high official. • That time when they paid thousands for a single tulip bulb. • How much would you pay for a tulip bulb? thanks, Joe

We can always post both of them over the course of the coming week and see which one does better. ;-) Thanks, James! --Ed On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 5:02 PM, James Alexander < jalexander(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > Great read, I need to go through the articles themselves later! SM > comments in line > > James Alexander > Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation > (415) 839-6885 x6716 @jamesofur > > On Mon, Jul 27, 2015 at 2:44 PM, Joe Sutherland < > jsutherland(a)wikimedia.org&gt; wrote: > >> Hey all, >> >> We just published "Wikipedia Picks: a ‘bad-boy’ bishop and expensive >> tulips" to the blog. URL: >> >> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2015/07/27/bad-bishop-and-expensive-tulips/ >> >> Many thanks to Ed and Victoria for this post. >> >> Below are some proposed social media messages. Please tweak as needed. >> >> *Twitter (@wikipedia/@wikimedia):* >> • "This is the epitome of a bad-boy bishop." >> • Monroe Edwards was a modern-day Catch Me If You Can, albeit much >> less successful. >> • Han van Meegeren once sold a forged painting to a Nazi high >> official. >> • That time when they paid thousands for a single tulip bulb. >> • How much would you pay for a tulip bulb? >> > > I think these are all fine to post, my favorite is the last 2 about > the Tulip and a couple suggestion (in addition not as adjustments) below > (obviously biased about my own): > > - Han van Meegeren's forgeries became collectables themselves [I > love this part, think it has a bit more 'pop' then just that he sold them > to the Nazi's. > > *Facebook/Google+:* >> • "This is the epitome of a bad-boy bishop." >> • Monroe Edwards was a modern-day Catch Me If You Can, albeit much >> less successful. >> • Han van Meegeren once sold a forged painting to a Nazi high >> official. >> • That time when they paid thousands for a single tulip bulb. >> • How much would you pay for a tulip bulb? >> >> thanks, >> Joe >> > > Same, LGTM and I'd add the one above as an option. > > _______________________________________________ > Social-media mailing list > Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media > > -- Ed Erhart Editorial Intern Wikimedia Foundation _______________________________________________ Social-media mailing list Social-media(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/social-media