Social media/Calendar/2013/9

September

September 2-8

September 2

Team Wikimedia Security Done posted by Tilman

• @wikimedia, repeated by @wikimedia: How Wikipedia volunteers help tech staff to protect the world's 5th

most visited website against security holes: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/30/team-wikimedia-security-has-a-spot-for-you/

• FB/G+ How Wikipedia volunteers help the Wikimedia Foundation's engineering staff to protect the world's fifth most visited web property against security exploits: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/08/30/team-wikimedia-security-has-a-spot-for-you/

--reviewed by Guillaume.

September 3

Language engineering blog post Done - posted by Guillaume

• Twitter / identica: Wikimedia's language engineers show how they improved support for Chinese during Wikimania in Hong Kong: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/03/language-support-at-wikimania-2013-in-hong-kong/
• Facebook / Google+: Wikimedia's language engineers took advantage of being at Wikimania in Hong Kong to meet with volunteers and improve support for the Chinese language and variants. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/03/language-support-at-wikimania-2013-in-hong-kong/

--reviewed by Tilman

September 4

Privacy Policy blog post Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 4 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i from @wikimedia, RT'ed by @wikipedia: Wikifying privacy policies: contribute to the new draft #Wikimedia Privacy Policy for sites like #Wikipedia https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/03/wikimedia-privacy-policy-community-input/
• f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation has released a new draft Privacy Policy for sites like Wikipedia, Wiktionary, etc. Just like you can contribute to Wikimedia sites, you can provide input to one of the world's most visible privacy policies. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/03/wikimedia-privacy-policy-community-input/

--reviewed by LiAnna

September 5

Wikivoyage logo post

• t/i: Read about the process behind the selection of the new Wikivoyage logo: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/05/wikivoyage-has-a-new-logo/
• f/g: In this Wikimedia blog post, you can read about the process behind the selection of the new Wikivoyage logo. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/05/wikivoyage-has-a-new-logo/

Tighe's blog post Done - by LiAnna

• T/I: Wikipedia Education Program expands across Arab World: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/05/wikipedia-education-arab-world/
• FB/G+: This blog post explains how support from Arabic Wikipedians in Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia adds momentum to expansion of Wikipedia Education Program across the Arab World. In the program, students contribute to Wikipedia as part of their studies. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/05/wikipedia-education-arab-world/

--for T/I would suggest: Wikipedians in Egypt, Jordan, Algeria, and Saudi Arabia help Wikipedia Education Program expand across Arab World https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/05/wikipedia-education-arab-world/

Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:06, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, Matthew! Posting now with your suggested tweet. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:08, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: EN Wikisource Featured Text for September: "The Yellow Wall Paper" (1901), by Charlotte Perkins Gilman https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Wall_Paper
• f/g: The English Wikisource Featured Text for September is "The Yellow Wall Paper" (1901), by Charlotte Perkins Gilman, an important feminist text that examined late 1800s stereotypes about women's mental health https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Wall_Paper

Extraneous "and" at the end, otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Do you know what a "canard" is? Besides the English Wiktionary Word of the Day? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canard
• f/g: Do you know the meaning of the English Wiktionary Word of the Day, "canard"? If we told you a misleading tale, you might experience it first hand. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/canard

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Audi e-tron electric car from the 2009 Frankfurt International Motor Show https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audi_e-tron_(Edit1).jpg
• f/g: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is of an Audi e-tron electric car from the 2009 Frankfurt International Motor Show https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Audi_e-tron_(Edit1).jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Learn the "Basics of Filmmaking" in this English Wikiversity featured course: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Course:WikiU_Film_School_Course_01_-_Learning_the_Basics_of_Filmmaking

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: EN Wikivoyage Destination of the Month: Madison, Wisconson, USA. The capital city is known as a lively college town. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madison
• f/g: The English Wikivoyage Destination of the Month for September is Madison, Wisconson, USA. The state capital of Wisconsin is a lively college town full of restaurants, shopping, music and culture, just minutes from beautiful countryside. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Madison

Typo "Wisconson", and f/g is a bit too much advertising-like for my taste, but still postable. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The "Century" article on Wikipedia clearly needs more time to develop. Help expand today's EN Wikipedia #TAFI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century
• f/g: The "Century" article on Wikipedia clearly hasn't had much time dedicated to helping it develop. You can join other Wikipedia editors to expand it as part of the Today's Article for Improvement project. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS/SHARES

• https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/374334643354337280 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

OK, although I wish it would link to the file description page instead of the thumbnail that lacks licensing information. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• targeted to Venezuela: https://www.facebook.com/Wikimedia.Venezuela/posts/727155820634645 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

• targeted to IT speakers on Wikipedia FB: https://www.facebook.com/Wikisource/posts/416821438422536 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:37, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 04:18, 5 September 2013 (UTC)

September 6

Wikiexpedition blog post Done scheduled for 9/7 -- Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: This blog post recounts the recent "Wikiexpedition" photo tour in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/06/wikiexpedition-poland-fifth-time/
• f/g: In this blog post, read about the recent "Wikiexpedition" photo tour in Poland, Czech Republic and Germany, an event organized by Wikimedia Polska, the official Wikimedia chapter in Poland. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/06/wikiexpedition-poland-fifth-time/

LGTM, could add quotes to "Wikiexpedition" though. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:02, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikimedia Engineering report post Done scheduled for 9/7 -- Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i RT of Alolita: https://twitter.com/alolita/status/376042142755332096
• f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation August Engineering report is now available on the Wikimedia blog: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/06/engineering-august-2013-report/

IIRC announcing the engineering report on FB/G+ is kind of a novelty, but let's experiment. LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:04, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

WikiSkills Done scheduled for 9/8 -- Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:18, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Collaboration of @WikimediaSE & EU Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme on @WikiSkills teacher training. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/06/wikiskills-helps-teachers-use-wikipedia-part-one/
• f/g: Wikimedia Sverige, the Wikimedia chapter in Sweden, is collaborating with the European Commission's Lifelong Learning Programme on a WikiSkills teacher training. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/06/wikiskills-helps-teachers-use-wikipedia-part-one/

T/I could be tweaked to "EU Commission's", but otherwise fine. Does the Commission or the programme have a Twitter handle? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:04, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: From the latest additions to Wikisource: Homoeopathy and Its Kindred Delusions (1842), by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Homoeopathy_and_Its_Kindred_Delusions
• f/g: From the latest additions to English Wikisource you can read "Homoeopathy and Its Kindred Delusions" (1842), by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. The content comes from two lectures he delivered before the Boston Society for the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Homoeopathy_and_Its_Kindred_Delusions

I would prefer "latest additions" over "newest texts", because 1842 is really not super new ;) Otherwise fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: English Wiktionary Word of the Day: munificent, meaning "very liberal in giving or bestowing; lavish: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/munificent

Closing " missing, otherwise fine. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g EN: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Tivoli Bridge (bascule bridge), in closed position. Sète, Hérault, France. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont_du_Tivoli,_S%C3%A8te,_H%C3%A9rault_14.jpg
• t/i/f/g FR: Wikimedia Commons Image du Jour: Le pont du Tivoli (pont à bascule), en position fermé. Sète, Hérault, France. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pont_du_Tivoli,_S%C3%A8te,_H%C3%A9rault_14.jpg

Wikiversity Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: You can learn the basics of Technical Writing in this series of free Wikiversity courses: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Technical_writing
• f/g: Ever wanted to become a technical writer? You can learn the basics of Technical Writing in this series of free Wikiversity courses: https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Technical_writing

EN Wikivoyage

*t/i: The current Wikivoyage "Off the Beaten Path" location is Soltau, Germany, a small resort town on the banks of the Südsee https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Soltau

• f/g: The current Wikivoyage "Off the Beaten Path" location is Soltau, Germany. Soltau is a small resort town on the banks of the Südsee, which contains thermal baths and one of Germany's largest amusement parks. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Soltau

This was last month's location, and we already featured it back then [1]. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

Seascape photos Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:47, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Take a look at 5 beautiful seascape photos on Wikimedia Commons, the freely licensed photo database: http://www.wikiphotographer.net/5-seascape-photos-on-wikimedia-commons-that-let-you-dream-of-your-last-summer-vacation/

I would remove "of the more" (or say "of the most" instead), otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 18:04, 6 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

• https://twitter.com/20tauri/status/376014382276169728

I'm not super fond of advertising single editathon events, because only a tiny proportion of the audience can realistically participate in person. But at least this one encourages online participation, so if you still think it's a good idea, go ahead. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:04, 7 September 2013 (UTC)

September 9-15

September 9

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Current Proofread of the Month on EN Wikisource: "The First Voyage Round the World" (1874) by Antonio Pigafetta. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:First_Voyage_Round_the_World.djvu
• f/g: The current Proofread of the Month on EN Wikisource is "The First Voyage Round the World" (1874) by Antonio Pigafetta. Help other Wikisourcerors improve the digital transcription! https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Index:First_Voyage_Round_the_World.djvu

Made a few tweaks and typo fixes - LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:26, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Do you know what "feigr" means in Old Norse? It's the English Wiktionary "Foreign Word of the Day." https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/feigr#Old_Norse

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons POTD: Anatomical diagram of an adult-stage nematode hermaphrodite C. elegans https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caenorhabditis_elegans_hermaphrodite_adult-en.svg
• f/g EN: The Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day is a lateral (left side) anatomical diagram of an adult-stage nematode hermaphrodite Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans) with emphasis on the digestive and reproductive systems. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caenorhabditis_elegans_hermaphrodite_adult-en.svg
• f/g ES: Imágen del día de Wikimedia Commons: Un diagrama anatómico lateral (lado izquierdo) de un adulto-etapa hermafrodita nematodo Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), con énfasis en los sistemas digestivo y reproductiva. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caenorhabditis_elegans_hermaphrodite_adult-en.svg
• f/g FR: Image du jour de Wikimedia Commons: Un schéma anatomique latérale (côté gauche) d'un adulte au stade nématode Caenorhabditis elegans hermaphrodite (C. elegans) en mettant l'accent sur les systèmes digestif et de reproduction. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Caenorhabditis_elegans_hermaphrodite_adult-en.svg

WP Tip of the Day

• t/i/f/g: Wikipedia #TipoftheDay: Nearly any editor in good standing can become an administrator. Learn how: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:59, 9 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The featured travel topic on English @Wikivoyage is a guide to the Chicago (Illinois, USA) skyline. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago_skyline_guide
• f/g: The featured travel topic on English @Wikivoyage is a guide to the Chicago, Illinois, skyline. Chicago's picturesque and tall skyline calls across the waters of Lake Michigan — an iconic image of metropolitan USA. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Chicago_skyline_guide

RETWEETS

• RT: https://twitter.com/weboesel/status/377197020408459264

September 10

Default HTTPS beta post

• t/i from @wikimedia: New beta program for Wikimedia projects by @Wikimediatech as we move to make HTTPS default on all sites: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/10/https-by-default-beta-program/
• f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation Ops team has announced a new beta program for Wikimedia projects to voluntarily opt-in to HTTPS by default. The beta will allow the team to test for load and bugs, among other steps. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/10/https-by-default-beta-program/

I think this would be a bit clearer on T/I:

Wikimedia projects can now opt in for beta program as @Wikimediatech moves to make HTTPS default on all sites: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/10/https-by-default-beta-program/

F/G looks fine to me. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:09, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Jami's blog post Done by LiAnna

• T/I: Students and Wikipedia benefit from Wikipedia Education Program assignments: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/10/student-learning-op-ed/
• FB/G+: In this op-ed, a Wikipedia Education Program staffer argues that the program is world-changing, not just because of the content added to Wikipedia, but also because of the skills students acquire from doing the assignment. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/10/student-learning-op-ed/

--Would suggest for t/i: Op-ed discusses benefits of Wikipedia Education Program for Wikipedia and for students: <link>

--made a couple small edits to FB post Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Thanks, posted with your suggestions! -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 17:43, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource

• t/i/f/g: From the latest additions to English Wikisource: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", by Washington Irving (1820) https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_(1864)

Looks good (tweaked it a bit), could augment on F/G as follows:

From the latest additions to English Wikisource: "The Legend of Sleepy Hollow", the 1820 short story by Washington Irving that inspired the 1999 horror movie with Johnny Depp https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/The_Legend_of_Sleepy_Hollow_(1864)

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:19, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

WP Tip of the Day Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Want to know where to get help from administrators or researchers on Wikipedia? Look at the #TipoftheDay here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day/September_10
• f/g: Have you ever wondered how to get help from administrators or researchers on Wikipedia? Should a page get protected from vandalism? Learn how to do this and more with the Wikipedia #TipoftheDay. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day/September_10

--reviewed by LiAnna on the list. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:34, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary

• t/i: Computer scientists and logicians might know the meaning of "variadic," but do you? EN Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/variadic
• f/g: Computer scientists and logicians might know the meaning of "variadic," but do you? It's the English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/variadic

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:19, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons #POTD: Black-and-white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) with baby at Münster Zoo, Germany. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mantelaffe-mit-Baby-Zoo-Muenster.jpg
• f/g: The Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay is of a Black-and-white colobus monkey (Colobus guereza) with baby at the Münster Zoo in Germany. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mantelaffe-mit-Baby-Zoo-Muenster.jpg

Wikiversity

• t/i: English Wikiversity's Featured Topic is the "Theory and Practice of Media Literacy." https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Media_literacy
• f/g: English Wikiversity's Featured Topic is the "Theory and Practice of Media Literacy." The course was originally taught by Professor Renee Hobbs in the Fall of 2006 at Temple University's School of Communication and Theater, with subsequent updates and analysis. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Media_literacy

There's another topic on the main page today; suggest tweaking as follows:

• T/I: Take a course about "Theory and Practice of Media Literacy", Featured Topic on English Wikiversity
• F/G: Featured Topic on English Wikiversity: "Theory and Practice of Media Literacy." The course was originally taught by Professor Renee Hobbs in the fall of 2006 at Temple University's School of Communication and Theater, with subsequent updates and analysis. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Media_literacy

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage

• t/i: At #Oktoberfest in Munich (Sept. 21), 6M visitors will drink about 6.6M litres (1.74M gallons) of beer. @Wikivoyage https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Munich
• f/g: At the #Oktoberfest in Munich, 6 million visitors drink about 6.6 million litres (1.74 million gallons) of beer. Learn more about the city and its famous festival, which begins on September 21, in the Wikivoyage article. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Munich

Mention Wikivoyage directly, and the fact that it starts soon (Sept 21)? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI

• t/i: You don't need to be a professional critic to improve the "Critic" article on English Wikipedia, today's #TAFI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critic
• f/g: You don't need to be a professional critic to improve the "Critic" article on English Wikipedia, today's #TAFI, but feel free if you are: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Critic

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:25, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

September 11

WikiSkills blog post 2 Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia blog: more feedback from the WikiSkills teacher training program co-sponsored by @Wikimedia_SE: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/11/wikiskills-teachers-more-lessons-learned/
• f/g: In this Wikimedia blog post, four teachers share feedback from the WikiSkills teacher training program co-sponsored by Wikimedia Sverige, the official Wikimedia chapter in Sweden. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/11/wikiskills-teachers-more-lessons-learned/

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: From the latest texts on English Wikisource: Speech on military intervention in Syria (2013) by Barack Obama https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_speech_on_military_intervention_in_Syria
• f/g: From the latest texts on English Wikisource: Speech on military intervention in Syria (2013) by Barack Obama delivered on September 10. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Barack_Obama%27s_speech_on_military_intervention_in_Syria

LGTM, although we could also say "Yesterday's speech on military intervention in Syria" instead of "Speech on military intervention in Syria (2013)" on T/I. Also, how about linking @Wikisource and @BarackObama? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:06, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

OTD Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: #OnThisDay in 1973, Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a military coup d'etat led by Augusto Pinochet: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat
• f/g: #OnThisDay in 1973, Chilean President Salvador Allende died in a military coup d'etat led by Augusto Pinochet, who established an anti-communist military dictatorship. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1973_Chilean_coup_d%27%C3%A9tat

Commons POTD Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons #POTD: Panorama of New York City skyline in 2009, nearly 8 years after September 11 attacks: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_Panorama_edit2.jpg
• f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Panorama of New York City skyline in 2009, nearly 8 years after September 11 attacks. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:NYC_Panorama_edit2.jpg

Wikiversity Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Today's Featured Project on @Wikiversity: Instructional Design camp by professor from Indiana University (USA). https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic:Instructional_Design
• f/g: Today's Featured Project on @Wikiversity: Instructional Design camp. The course is based on a core created by Peter Honebein and students at Indiana University, Bloomington. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic:Instructional_Design

LGTM (tweaked the link to avoid a redirect), although "Instructional Design course" might be a bit clearer on T/I. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:09, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i - RT of : https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/377723885220675584
• f/g: The current @Wikivoyage Off the Beaten Path destination is La Macarena, Colombia. The town, which is home to Caño Cristales, the "River of Seven Colors," had been under FARC rebel control, but is now open to tourists. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/La_Macarena

WP Tip of the Day Done -Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:22, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Wikipedia Tip of the Day: Learn how to use piped links to format wiki links, captions, etc. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day/September_11

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The "parable" article on EN Wikipedia is a bit too succinct. Help other editors expand and improve today's #TAFI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable
• f/g: The "parable" article on English Wikipedia is a bit too succinct. You can join other editors to expand and improve it, Today's Article for Improvement #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parable

The "succinct" pun doesn't really work until one already clicks the link, but I don't have a better idea right now. Postable but not great. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

• RT: https://twitter.com/mnylc/status/377506818177507328 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Not essential, but OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT: https://twitter.com/wikimediaindia/status/377372877026115584 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT: https://twitter.com/psubhashish/status/373730639394000896 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Looks OK, wish he had included a link to the actual app though, or we could find a way to include it... Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT: https://twitter.com/Thestylekitten/status/377645736177192962 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT: https://twitter.com/alolita/status/377244690464006144 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

Yes please, thanks ;) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• MT of https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/376115063423123456: "Want to write for Wikivoyage? Take a look at their tips for new contributors: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikivoyage:Tips_for_new_contributors Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:23, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

• Share in Venezuela: https://www.facebook.com/events/161116540748020/permalink/167748483418159/ Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
• Share in Mexico and Chile: https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=581824975192134&set=a.121605507880752.7564.121436757897627&type=1 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)
• Share in Argentina: https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaArgentina/posts/10151725599507745 Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:24, 11 September 2013 (UTC)

September 12

VipsScaler post

• t/i: VipsScaler implementation by volunteer developer improves image handling on Wikimedia sites: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/12/vipsscaler-implementation-wikimedia-sites/
• f/g: With the VipsScaler implementation by a volunteer developer, image handling on Wikimedia sites has been improved, particularly for large-format PNGs. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/12/vipsscaler-implementation-wikimedia-sites/

EN Wikisource

• t/i/f/g: From the latest texts on English Wikisource: Female suffrage (1875), by Goldwin Smith. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Female_suffrage_(Smith)

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons #POTD: Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), a wader in the family Haematopodidae. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Austernfischer_Haematopus_ostralegus_Iceland_RB.jpg
• f/g: The Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay is of an Eurasian Oystercatcher (Haematopus ostralegus), a wader in the oystercatcher bird family Haematopodidae. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Austernfischer_Haematopus_ostralegus_Iceland_RB.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity

• t/i: Wikiversity Featured Topic: a course on nonlinear finite elements designed by a mechanical engineering researcher. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Nonlinear_finite_elements
• f/g: Wikiversity Featured Topic: a course on nonlinear finite elements. The course, developed by mechanical engineering researcher User:Banerjee, aims to provide the mathematical foundations of the finite element formulation for engineering applications (solids, heat, fluids), etc. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Nonlinear_finite_elements

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage

• t/i: There are over 52 kilometres of maintained ocean beaches in the Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia @Wikivoyage https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gold_Coast
• f/g: There are over 52 kilometres of maintained ocean beaches in the Gold Coast, a coastal city in the southeast corner of the state of Queensland in Australia. Learn more about it on Wikivoyage, the free worldwide travel guide anyone can edit: https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Gold_Coast

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

WP Tip of the Day

• t/i: To sign your username on Wikipedia talk pages, type four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. #TipOfTheDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day
• f/g: To sign your username on Wikipedia talk pages, type four tildes (~~~~) at the end of your comments. This helps prevent readers from getting your posts on talk pages mixed up with those of other users. #TipOfTheDay https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day

Nowikied it LGTM ;) Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 20:31, 12 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI

• t/i: Do you know what's not a conspiracy theory? The EN Wikipedia "conspiracy theory" article needs improvement! #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory
• f/g: Do you know what's not a conspiracy theory? The "conspiracy theory" article on English Wikipedia needs improvement! Join with other editors and the Today's Article for Improvement project #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_theory

RETWEETS

September 16-22

September 17

Legal Intern blog post Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Foundation legal internships offer amazing exposure to free knowledge and international legal issues. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/16/wikimedia-legal-intern-program/
• f/g: Of particular interest to current law students and recent graduates: The Wikimedia Foundation's legal intern program offers excellent exposure to free knowledge and international legal issues. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/16/wikimedia-legal-intern-program/

Removed extra period. "Amazing exposure" seems a bit over the top to me, but I'm ok with it. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Mentored Wikimedia tech Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Call for project ideas as new cycle begins for mentored projects in Wikimedia tech: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/16/call-for-wikimedia-tech-projects-needing-contributors/
• f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation engineering teams have put out a call for project ideas as a new cycle begins for mentored projects in Wikimedia tech: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/16/call-for-wikimedia-tech-projects-needing-contributors/

Removed duplicated "new" word in both; looks OK now. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: From the latest texts on Wikisource: Putting a Stop to Modern-Day Slavery (2010), U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Putting_a_Stop_to_Modern-Day_Slavery
• f/g: Among the latest texts on Wikisource is "Putting a Stop to Modern-Day Slavery" (2010), by the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation, with detailed analysis of human trafficking in the U.S. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Putting_a_Stop_to_Modern-Day_Slavery

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: #DidYouKnow the meaning of "rapine," the English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay? Think plunder. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rapine
• f/g: #DidYouKnow the meaning of "rapine," the English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay? It means the seizure of someone's property by force; plunder. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/rapine

Fixed typo. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons #POTD: battered row boat perched on the roof of a house in Fira, Santorini, Greece: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rowing_boat_on_a_house_roof_-_Fira_-_Santorini_-_Greece_-_02.jpg
• f/g: The Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay is of an old and battered row boat perched on the roof of a house in Fira, Santorini, Greece: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Rowing_boat_on_a_house_roof_-_Fira_-_Santorini_-_Greece_-_02.jpg

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: English Wikiversity featured course: Introduction to Computers - 12 lessons for complete beginners. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Computers
• f/g: The English Wikiversity featured course "Introduction to Computers" includes 12 lessons for complete beginners. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Introduction_to_Computers

reworded to avoid duplication of "feature". -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: #DYK The name of the country Guyana comes from Arawak Wayana and means "land of many waters"? More info @Wikivoyage https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guyana
• f/g: #DidYouKnow that the name of the country Guyana comes from the Arawak Wayana language and means "Land of many waters"? Learn more about the country on English Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Guyana

Fixed punctuation. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Help improve the EN Wikipedia article for Gloria Gaynor's "I Will Survive," disco fans or anyone else. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Survive
• f/g: The English Wikipedia article for Gloria Gaynor's hit "I Will Survive" needs a lot of help from disco fans and anyone else. Wikipedia editors have selected it as Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I_Will_Survive

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

Buttered cat paradox Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: If a cat always lands on its feet and toast always lands buttered-side-down, try pondering the "Buttered cat paradox"

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttered_cat_paradox

• f/g: The buttered cat paradox is a common joke based on the tongue-in-cheek combination of two adages: 1) Cats always land on their feet. 2) Buttered toast always lands buttered side down. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttered_cat_paradox

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 18:40, 17 September 2013 (UTC)

September 18

Nepal post Done by LiAnna

• t: Kathmandu students received "Wikipedia Driving Licenses" after contributing content to Nepali Wikipedia: http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/18/nepal-wikipedia-education-program-pilot/
• fb/g+: Students at Islington College in Kathmandu received "Wikipedia Driving Licenses" after contributing articles and photographs to the Nepali Wikipedia as part of a class this summer. Learn more about their work by reading this post. http://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/18/nepal-wikipedia-education-program-pilot/

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: New on Wikisource: Workhouse nursing (1867), by Florence Nightingale, detailing an early nursing experiment. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Workhouse_nursing
• f/g: From the latest texts freely available on Wikisource: Workhouse nursing (1867), by Florence Nightingale, which details an early nursing experiment at the Liverpool Workhouse Infirmary, what is now called the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery, part of King's College London. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Workhouse_nursing

From the latest texts on Wikisource: Workhouse nursing (1867), by Florence Nightingale, detailing early nursing experiment.

Tweaked T/I to match character limit, otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: EN Wiktionary #WordOfTheDay: "chirality," the phenomenon of objects being non-identical mirror images of each other https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chirality
• f/g: EN Wiktionary #WordOfTheDay is "chirality," the phenomenon in chemistry, physics and mathematics of objects being non-identical mirror images of each other, like a person's left and right hands. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/chirality

Tweaked T/I to match character limit, otherwise it LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Day: Bald eagle portrait, profile perspective. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bald_Eagle_Head_sq.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: EN Wikiversity Featured Project: Spanish, containing 19 chapters, each with progressively more difficult vocabulary. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Spanish_1
• f/g: English Wikiversity Featured Project: Spanish. The course for beginners contains 19 chapters, each addressing progressively more difficult vocabulary and grammar arranged around a specific topic. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Spanish_1

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:08, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: #DidYouKnow that Casablanca boasts one of the world's largest artificial ports? Learn more about the city @Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Casablanca
• f/g: #DidYouKnow that Casablanca, Morocco's largest city with a population of almost 4 million, boasts one of the world's largest artificial ports but has no ferry service? Learn more about the city on Wikivoyage, the free worldwide travel guide that anyone can edit. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Casablanca

WP Tip of the Day Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikipedia #TipOfTheDay: Cite your sources. Wikipedia articles should focus on describing facts in a neutral fashion. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

f/g: Wikipedia #TipOfTheDay: Cite your sources. Wikipedia articles should focus on describing facts in a neutral fashion. When writing about facts, cite sources that can verify the information being presented. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Verifiability

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The Wikipedia #VisualEditor was recently released in beta. The "visual editor" article on Wikipedia is still in alpha. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_editor
• f/g: The Wikipedia #VisualEditor was recently released in beta. The "visual editor" article on English Wikipedia is still in alpha and needs your help to improve it. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visual_editor

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

List of unusual measurements Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 16:45, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: From a Wikipedia list of unusual measurements: a Shake is 10 nanoseconds; a Pony is 0.75 ounces of liquor. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement
• f/g: From a Wikipedia list of unusual units of measurements: a Shake is 10 nanoseconds; a Pony is 0.75 ounces of liquor; a Foe is a unit of energy equal to 1044 joules (≈9.478 × 1040 BTU), the observable energy that a supernova typically releases in a very short period of time, as measured in seconds. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_unusual_units_of_measurement

RETWEETS Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 18:57, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT of User:Rosiestep's son's tweet about her 100th DYK: https://twitter.com/SeanPlusPlus/status/380120254153641984

LGTM. Follow up with a reply tweet recycling [2]? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 15:57, 18 September 2013 (UTC)

September 19

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: New to Wikisource: The Prose Works of Percy Bysshe Shelley/Letters from Italy/VII. To William Godwin, 25 July, 1818. https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=The_Prose_Works_of_Percy_Bysshe_Shelley/Letters_from_Italy/VII._To_William_Godwin,_25_July,_1818

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons #POTD: Ho Chi Minh (Nguyen Ai Quoc), Indochinese delegate to the French Communist Congress in Marseilles, 1921. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nguyen_A%C3%AFn_Nu%C3%A4%27C_(Ho-Chi-Minh),_d%C3%A9l%C3%A9gu%C3%A9_indochinois,_Congr%C3%A8s_communiste_de_Marseille,_1921,_Meurisse,_BNF_Gallica.jpg
• f/g: The Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay shows Ho Chi Minh, here named Nguyen Ai Quoc (1890 - 1969), Indochinese delegate to the French Communist Congress in Marseilles, 1921. The original file comes from the Bibliothèque nationale de France (BNF). https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Nguyen_A%C3%AFn_Nu%C3%A4%27C_(Ho-Chi-Minh),_d%C3%A9l%C3%A9gu%C3%A9_indochinois,_Congr%C3%A8s_communiste_de_Marseille,_1921,_Meurisse,_BNF_Gallica.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Featured content from English Wikiversity: "The Bloom Clock" is a research and learning project about flowering plants. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Bloom_clock_project
• f/g: From the featured content on English Wikiversity: "The Bloom Clock" is a research and learning project about flowering plants. The learning component involves helping people identify plants by means of visual keys, such as color. The research component is aimed at creating a language for discussing the bloom times of wildflowers and other plants that is neutral with respect to climate, region, and hemisphere. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Bloom_clock_project

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Transnistria is a breakaway republic near Moldova, with military and other support from Russia. More @Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Transnistria
• f/g: Transnistria has not been recognised by any UN member, but maintains its functional autonomy with military and other support from Russia. It is located on a strip of land between the River Dniester and the eastern Moldovan border with Ukraine. Learn more on Wikivoyage, the free worldwide travel guide anyone can edit. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Transnistria

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The "shape" article on EN Wikipedia is surprisingly simple. How would you help improve and expand today's #TAFI ? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape
• f/g: The "shape" article on English Wikipedia is surprisingly simple and lacking in detail. Join with other editors to help improve and expand Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape

Is "simple" really the best description for an article containing sentences like "If $p=r(1-q^{-1})$ and sgn r = sgn(Im p), then the quadrilateral is a trapezoid"? ;)

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:04, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

OK, I'll do it and spell out the horribly obvious pun:

• t/i/f/g/: Help bringing "shape" into shape, Today's Article for Improvement on the English Wikipedia #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shape

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:21, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

Moon Museum Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Moon Museum: ceramic wafer with art by Andy Warhol and others, rumored to be smuggled to the moon on Apollo 12 module. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Museum
• f/g: The Moon Museum is a small ceramic wafer (three-quarters of an inch by half an inch) with artwork by prominent 1960s artists like Andy Warhol, reportedly attached covertly to the Intrepid landing module and left on the moon during the Apollo 12 mission. It is considered the first Space Art object. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moon_Museum

RETWEETS Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:42, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT Amir's tweet about singer's article - https://twitter.com/aharoni/status/380445071323054081
• RT of @Wikivoyage - https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/379017632705306626
• RT about Uganda MoF (it's true, verified here) - https://twitter.com/adathan/status/380713846060486656

The Uganda one LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:05, 19 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT for Tomasz: https://twitter.com/flyingclimber/status/380809270599483392

September 20

EN Wikisource

• t/i/f/g: From the latest texts on EN Wikisource: Native Flowers of New Zealand (1888) by Georgina Burne Hetley. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Native_Flowers_of_New_Zealand

Beautiful book, but it seems that this text is not finalized yet. Unless the message is formulated as explicit call to help with the transcription and proofreading, we should keep the scope to the completed texts listed on the main page. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Photographer profile blog post Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:39, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: “Everything that is not given is lost" - this quote inspired a Wikimedia Commons photographer to donate his photos. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/20/the-key-word-in-the-future-will-be-share/
• f/g: “Everything that is not given is lost" - this quote from the novel "City of Joy" by Dominique La Pierre inspired photographer Jorge Royan to donate his collection of photos to Wikimedia Commons, the freely licensed image database behind Wikipedia. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/20/the-key-word-in-the-future-will-be-share/

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The English Wiktionary word of the day, "anthelmintic" refers to a drug used to treat a pretty unfortunate ailment. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anthelmintic
• f/g: The English Wiktionary word of the day, "anthelmintic" refers to a drug used to treat a pretty unfortunate ailment. Though you'll probably be happy you have the treatment if you have these symptoms. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/anthelmintic

Ew.. LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Photic sneeze reflex Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: A surprising number of people (18-35%) suffer from photic sneeze reflex, sometimes called "sun sneezing." https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex
• f/g: A surprising number of people (18-35%) suffer from photic sneeze reflex, sometimes called "sun sneezing" or Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst (ACHOO). The syndrome is a hereditary trait which causes sneezing, possibly many times consecutively, when the subject is suddenly exposed to bright light. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 19:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Pixar fans might recognize the Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Amphiprion ocellaris in Papua New Guinea. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphiprion_ocellaris_(Clown_anemonefish)_PNG_by_Nick_Hobgood.jpg
• f/g: Pixar fans in particular might recognize the Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay, an Amphiprion ocellaris in Papua New Guinea. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Amphiprion_ocellaris_(Clown_anemonefish)_PNG_by_Nick_Hobgood.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:10, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity

• t/i: Wikiversity featured project: "observational astronomy," where you can learn the basic concepts in astronomy https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Observational_astronomy
• f/g: A featured project on English Wikiversity is "observational astronomy" project, a learning project using a computer program to view and study images taken with a telescope to learn basic concepts in astronomy. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Observational_astronomy

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 21:30, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The Brazil Expedition is a project to improve @Wikivoyage articles on Brazil in the lead up to the 2014 World Cup. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikivoyage:Brazil_Expedition
• f/g: The Brazil Expedition is a Wikivoyage Expedition to promote and coordinate collaboration to improve Wikivoyage's articles pertaining to Brazil. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Wikivoyage:Brazil_Expedition

The message looks fine per se, but is that project really active? (Last edit dates to May.) If not, we shouldn't send people there. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:53, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The "history of dance" article doesn't meet the high quality standards one expects of Wikipedia. Improve today's #TAFI. ithttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance
• f/g: The "history of dance" article clearly doesn't measure up to the high quality standards one expects of Wikipedia. Help edit Today's Article for Improvement and add citations to quality sources. #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_dance

LGTM. What about yesterday's "shape"? Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 22:53, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

• RT for WLM Syria tweet: https://twitter.com/Effeietsanders/status/379387796688883713
• RT of https://twitter.com/GuyKawasaki/status/380866542017073152 "Wikipedia among them RT @GuyKawasaki The ten most important innovations of all time <link>"

Both look OK to me. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:59, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

September 23-30

September 23

EN Wikisource Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: New on English Wikisource: Best Russian Short Stories (1917) from Pushkin, Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, etc. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Best_Russian_Short_Stories
• f/g: From the recent additions to English Wikisource, you can read "Best Russian Short Stories" (1917), edited by Thomas Seltzer. The book includes stories from Pushkin, Chekhov, Dostoyevsky, Gogol and others. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Best_Russian_Short_Stories

Fixed typos and made a tweak, LGTM now. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:37, 23 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: EN Wiktionary: "analemma," an egg-shaped curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted for a year. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/September_23
• f/g: English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay: "analemma," an egg-shaped or figure-eight shaped curve that results when the Sun's position in the sky is plotted out over the year. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/September_23

Commons POTD Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Kei Nishikori lunging for the ball at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kei_Nishikori_1,_Wimbledon_2013_-_Diliff.jpg
• f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Kei Nishikori lunging for the ball in his first round match at the 2013 Wimbledon Championships. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kei_Nishikori_1,_Wimbledon_2013_-_Diliff.jpg

EN Wikivoyage Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: RT - https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/381450375703699457
• f/g: Share - https://www.facebook.com/wikivoyage.org/posts/584843754905426

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:06, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The "backup dancer" Wikipedia article is basically a stub list of famous former backups. Help improve it! #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_dancer
• f/g: The "backup dancer" Wikipedia article is basically a stub and a list of famous former backups, such as Tupac Shakur, Jennifer Lopez and Rain. Help expand and improve Today's Article for Improvement! #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Backup_dancer

September 24

Anasuya NPQ article

• t/i from @wikimedia RT by @wikipedia: "The Radical Passion Economy of Wikipedia." Interview in @npquarterly with @Wikimedia Foundation's Anasuya Sengupta http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/management/22952-the-radical-passion-economy-of-wikipedia-an-interview-with-anasuya-sengupta.html
• f/g/li: The Nonprofit Quarterly recently published a great interview with the Wikimedia Foundation's Senior Director of Grantmaking Anasuya Sengupta, titled "The Radical Passion Economy of Wikipedia." http://www.nonprofitquarterly.org/management/22952-the-radical-passion-economy-of-wikipedia-an-interview-with-anasuya-sengupta.html

Fixed a typo, LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource

• t/i: From the new texts on Wikisource: The Fangs of Tsan-Lo, By Jim Kielgaard. "Of course I do not know about the unknown." https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales_(Canadian,_2nd_series)/1946/January/The_Fangs_of_Tsan-Lo
• f/g: The Fangs of Tsan-Lo, By Jim Kielgaard: "Of course I do not know about the unknown. But I am sure that there is more to this world than any living man has even dreamed." Continue reading this book on English Wikisource, the free library that anyone can improve. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales_(Canadian,_2nd_series)/1946/January/The_Fangs_of_Tsan-Lo

Suggested tweaks (e.g. to match the character limit and the fact that it's not a book, but a story):

• T/I: New on Wikisource: The Fangs of Tsan-Lo (Weird Tales, 1946). "Of course I do not know about the unknown."
• F/G: The Fangs of Tsan-Lo, by Jim Kielgaard: "Of course I do not know about the unknown. But I am sure that there is more to this world than any living man has even dreamed." Continue reading this story from the famous pulp magazine "Weird Tales" on English Wikisource, the free library that anyone can improve. https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Weird_Tales_(Canadian,_2nd_series)/1946/January/The_Fangs_of_Tsan-Lo

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wiktionary

• t/i: English Wiktionary Foreign #WordoftheDay: "mātlequiquiztli," the Classical Nahuatl word for musketeer or arquebusier. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/matlequiquiztlazqui#Classical_Nahuatl
• f/g: The English Wiktionary Foreign #WordoftheDay is "mātlequiquiztli," the Classical Nahuatl word for musketeer or arquebusier. Nahuatl is spoken by an estimated 1.5 million Nahua people, most of whom live in Central Mexico. https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/matlequiquiztlazqui#Classical_Nahuatl

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD

• t/i/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: an uncommonly beautiful shot of a Common Blackbird: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Common_Blackbird.jpg

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiversity

• t/i: Wikiversity class: Electric Circuit Analysis, teaching students to analyze and build simple electrical circuits. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Electric_Circuit_Analysis
• f/g: From Wikiversity's many classes, you can take Electric Circuit Analysis, which teaches the fundamentals of electrical circuits, their components and the mathematical tools used to represent and analyze electrical circuits. By the end of the course, students will be able to analyze and build simple electrical circuits. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Electric_Circuit_Analysis

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage

• t/i: RT - https://twitter.com/Wikivoyage/status/382510636422287360
• f/g: #DidYouKnow the "subte" or subway in Buenos Aires is oldest underground train system in in Latin America, the Southern Hemisphere, and the Spanish-speaking world? Learn more on English Wikivoyage. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Buenos_Aires

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI

• t/i: The "creative writing" Wikipedia article contains writing, but not much creativity and few sources. Improve the #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_writing
• f/g: The "creative writing" article on English Wikipedia contains writing, but not much creativity. It also sorely needs quality sources. Join other editors to expand Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_writing

Not so sure about the creativity pun, because we don't really want to have people see the article as a place for personal creative expression ;) (To cite the article's definition of creative writring, newbies whose "writing that goes outside the bounds" of WP policies get burned easily.) Don't have a much better idea at the moment, so how about just:

• t/i: The "creative writing" Wikipedia article contains writing, but more citations need to be created. Improve the #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_writing
• f/g: The "creative writing" article on English Wikipedia contains writing, but sorely needs quality sources. Join other editors to expand Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creative_writing

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

• RT of Non Profit Quarterly: https://twitter.com/npquarterly/status/382551285746376704

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 19:56, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

September 25

Wikimedia design experiment

• t/i from @Wikimedia, RT @Wikipedia: Seeking comments on @Wikimedia Foundation Design team experiment on mobile for "Humanizing Wikipedia editing." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/25/humanizing-wikipedia-editing-mobile-experiments/
• f/g: The Wikimedia Foundation team is seeking commentary on a sketch of a simple experiment on mobile Wikipedia for "humanizing" the editor history logs to showcase the community of people contributing to a given article. Leave your feedback in the comments on this blog post. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/25/humanizing-wikipedia-editing-mobile-experiments/

Suggest some fixes on F/G:

• The Wikimedia Foundation's design team is seeking commentary on a sketch of a simple experiment on mobile Wikipedia for "humanizing" the edit history logs, to showcase the community of people contributing to a given article. Leave your feedback in the comments on this blog post.

Otherwise OK. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 00:55, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

List closed stations

• t/i: The list of former and unopened stations in the London Underground is surprisingly long. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_London_Underground_stations
• f/g: The list of former and unopened stations in the London Underground is surprisingly long. It would be interesting to see them mapped out relative to current stations. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Closed_London_Underground_stations

I'm a bit confused about the call to action (and the value judgement) on this one -- "surprisingly" seems out of tone for us, and are we asking someone to map it out? I'm not clear on the purpose here. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok, proposing a different one below (Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:41, 25 September 2013 (UTC)):

Bobbit Worms

• t/i: Bobbit worms are aquatic predatory polychaetes that strike so quickly their sharp teeth sometimes slice prey in half. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbit_worm
• f/g: Bobbit worms (eunice aphroditois) are aquatic predatory polychaetes living on the ocean floor that strike so quickly their sharp teeth sometimes slice prey in half. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobbit_worm

Gah, too close to a different kind of Bobbitt, as Tilman noted. Trying another one. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:18, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Wikiquote Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: .@Wikiquote of the day: "I believe that the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men..." https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/September#25
• f/g: Wikiquote of the day: "I believe that the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men. and not its shallow, externalized, public manifestations. The purpose of art is not the release of a momentary ejection of adrenalin but is, rather, the gradual, lifelong construction of a state of wonder and serenity." -Glenn Gould. https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/September#25

F/G looks OK; but I don't see a good way to bring the T/I below the character limit. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

What about this? .@Wikiquote of the day: "…the justification of art is the internal combustion it ignites in the hearts of men..." https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Wikiquote:Quote_of_the_day/September#25

Yeah, I think that should work. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:56, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: Golden hour pink creeping thistle (cirsium arvense) https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cirsium_arvense_-_p%C3%B5ldohakas.jpg

LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikivoyage Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:27, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The reefs of Tiran and Ras Mohammed near Sharm el-Sheikh are known as two of the best diving spots in the world. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sharm_el-Sheikh
• f/g: The reefs of Tiran and Ras Mohammed near Sharm el-Sheikh, a port and resort town at the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt, are known as two of the best diving spots in the world. https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Sharm_el-Sheikh

Looks OK-ish to me, although in general we should be mindful that those don't become too ad-like. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

Tip of the Day Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: When editing Wikipedia, you can make simple links to other Wikimedia projects like Wiktionary. Learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day/September_25
• f/g: Wikipedia editing #TipoftheDay: You can make simple interwiki links to other Wikimedia projects like Wiktionary (e.g., to define words). Learn more here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Tip_of_the_day/September_25

Made minor edit; otherwise LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI Done Matthew (WMF) (talk) 20:42, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Fact checkers unite! The "Geography of Madagascar" article on EN Wikipedia needs your help finding quality sources. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Madagascar
• f/g: Fact checkers and Africa geography buffs unite! The "Geography of Madagascar" article on English Wikipedia needs more quality sources and references, and you can help other editors improve it. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_Madagascar

Made minor edit; otherwise LGTM. -- LiAnna Davis (WMF) (talk) 23:57, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

• RT https://twitter.com/Watchdogsniffer/status/382960694917734400

LGTM. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 21:38, 25 September 2013 (UTC)

September 26

Handedness of U.S. Presidents Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: You might be surprised by how many U.S. Presidents in the last 100 years have been left-handed (6 of the last 12). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States
• f/g: You might be surprised by how many U.S. Presidents in the last 100 years have been left-handed. While the general population is roughly 10% left-handed, 6 of the last 12 U.S. Presidents have been so. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Handedness_of_Presidents_of_the_United_States

  I'd say "have" because it's not the number that was left-handed, but the Presidents. Both may be acceptable, but "have" would feel more natural to me. Other than that, LGTM. guillom 15:22, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

True, but the subject of the sentence is "number" given that presidents and years are both in prepositional phrases, so grammatically it should be a singular verb, even though it sounds/feels very weird. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:06, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Ok, rather than discuss grammar, how bout I just re-write it? :) Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:09, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

EN Wikisource Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: #DYK you can read classic works from important writers like Jane Austen on Wikisource? Explore more here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Jane_Austen
• f/g: #DidYouKnow that on Wikisource you can read classic works from important writers like Jane Austen? Explore her novels, letters and more here: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Author:Jane_Austen

EN Wiktionary Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: #DYK the meaning of "exanimate," the English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/September_26
• f/g: #DidYouKnow the meaning of "exanimate," the English Wiktionary #WordoftheDay? https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Wiktionary:Word_of_the_day/September_26

  It pains me to see the American-style-comma-inside-quotation-marks, but I'll get over it :) LGTM. guillom 15:22, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

Commons POTD Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 17:16, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i/f/g: Wikimedia Commons #PictureoftheDay: View of the Vyborg Castle in Vyborg (Viipuri), Leningrad Oblast, Russia. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vyborg_06-2012_Castle_06.jpg

TAFI Posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 00:07, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Can you make sense of the "Chord progression" article on EN Wikipedia? Join the harmony of editors improving it! #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression
• f/g: Can you make sense of the "Chord progression" article on the English Wikipedia? It's confusing, highly technical, appears to contain original research and needs better citations. Join the harmony of editors working to improve it! #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chord_progression

  I added "the" before "English Wikipedia", and replaced "have original research" by "contain original research", but feel free to revert. LGTM. guillom 15:22, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle post: Posted

• t/i: Get introduced to Internationalization engineering @Wikimedia through the @MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/26/get-introduced-to-internationalization-engineering-through-the-mediawiki-language-extension-bundle/
• f/g: If you'd like to know more about Language engineering at Wikimedia, a good way to start contributing is by testing new features from the "MediaWiki Language Extension Bundle." https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/26/get-introduced-to-internationalization-engineering-through-the-mediawiki-language-extension-bundle/

  small copy edit in FB, replaced at with @ in tweet. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 15:49, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

  Thanks! guillom 16:18, 26 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

September 27

Wikiversity posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Learn the Breton language @Wikiversity. Breton is one of the few surviving Celtic languages once dominant in Europe. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic:Breton
• f/g: You can learn Breton language and culture as part of this free curriculum on Wikiversity. Breton is a Brythonic language belonging to the branch of Celtic spoken over most of Britain from prehistoric times until the Saxon invasions. It is one of the few surviving Celtic languages and is spoken currently in northwestern France. https://en.wikiversity.org/wiki/Topic:Breton

  LGTM. guillom 13:04, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Fastest train posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The world record for the fastest manned train is 581 kph (361 mph), set in 2003 by the MLX01 maglev in Japan. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail
• f/g: The world record for the fastest manned train is 581 kph (361 mph), set in 2003 by the MLX01 maglev in Japan. The record for railed vehicles is 10,325 km/h (6,416 mph), set by an unmanned rocket sled belonging to the United States Air Force. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/High-speed_rail

  LGTM. I added the link for f/g. guillom 13:04, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

TAFI posted Matthew (WMF) (talk) 23:38, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: Dear DIY friends: Help improve the "Craft" article on English Wikipedia. Expand it and find reliable sources. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft
• f/g: Dear DIY friends (and everyone else): You can improve the "Craft" article on English Wikipedia by expanding it and finding reliable sources. Join with other editors as they work on Today's Article for Improvement. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craft

  LGTM. I capitalized the article's name. guillom 13:04, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Blog post about evaluation survey Done

• T/I (@wikimedia, repeated by @wikipedia): How program organizers in the Wikimedia movement evaluate success of these activities - results from a new survey: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/27/survey-strong-culture-of-evaluation-room-for-growth/
• F/G+: How program organizers in the Wikimedia movement from around the world evaluate the success of these activities - results from a new survey: https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/27/survey-strong-culture-of-evaluation-room-for-growth/

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 16:10, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

Reviewed by LiAnna. Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 17:11, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

RETWEETS

• https://twitter.com/jansonw/status/383723234417332224 :( Done (reviewed by Matthew)

Regards, Tbayer (WMF) (talk) 23:26, 27 September 2013 (UTC)

September 30

TAFI Done - Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

• t/i: The celebrities the paparazzi follow often have detailed Wikipedia articles, but "Paparrazi" needs improving. #TAFI https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi
• f/g: The celebrities the paparazzi follow around often have detailed articles, but the English Wikipedia article on the photographers needs help. It's Today's Article for Improvement, #TAFI. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paparazzi

Updating with LiAnna's suggestions. Matthew (WMF) (talk) 01:35, 1 October 2013 (UTC)

OPW blog post: Posted

• t/i: Technical internship opportunity @Wikimedia: "Free & Open Source Software Outreach Program for Women" https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/30/foss-outreach-program-for-women-success-and-new-round/
• f/g: If you are interested in a technical internship at Wikimedia, the "Free & Open Source Software Outreach Program for Women" is for you. https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/09/30/foss-outreach-program-for-women-success-and-new-round/

(reviewed by Matthew & LiAnna)