Wikidelphia On Twitter/X: Difference between revisions

Latest revision as of 18:32, 4 December 2023

Wikidelphia's Twitter/X timeline @wikidelphia1 began in February 2022. I (staff editor PaulSank) started it and have been running it. I post these kinds of messages:

A Brand New Wikidelphia Page: I announce a newly made Wikidelphia page.
A New Wikidelphia Stub: When I start a page, I announce the new "stub". Usually, the page idea was prompted by a story found in the news, so this type of post will usually include a news story. The stub becomes a full new page after a few months.
Updated Page: After I do a full update on an existing Wikidelphia page, I post an announcement of the update.
News Item Added: In my regular news search for page ideas, sometimes I'll bump into a news story that would be good to add to an existing Wikidelphia page. I make the addition and announce it.
Reposts: When I clock in, I check our Home timeline and look for suitable messages to repost. Usually, my reposts are local events of general interest, for example, festivals and job fairs.
Top-Viewed Tweets: Periodically, I'll do a countdown of our top-Viewed (most popular) posts. Since most of our messages refer to organizations or businesses, this is an opportunity for some local organizations and businesses to be spotlighted for their popularity.
Special Mention and Editor's Note: Some posts don't fit into any of the types above, and they usually fit into one of these two categories.

I don't post on Facebook, because there have always been serious privacy concerns with that platform. Not only that, but I have plenty of experience with Twitter.

I wish the big corporations and powerful activist groups would stop picking on "X", because I see every day that many of our great local nonprofits still depend on this platform for an important part of their outreach efforts. If "X" gets killed by these wealthy groups, a huge number of charitable voices will be silenced, and they may or may not be able to find an equivalent and affordable alternative, given that "X" still has millions and millions of users.

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-{{toplink|url=https://www.twitter.com/wikidelphia1|name=twitter.com/wikidelphia1}}Wikidelphia's Twitter timeline [https://www.twitter.com/wikidelphia1 @wikidelphia1] began in February 2022. I, staff editor [[User:Paul Sank|Paul Sank]] started it and have been running it. I put out these kinds of tweets:
+{{toplink|url=https://www.x.com/wikidelphia1|name=x.com/wikidelphia1}}Wikidelphia's Twitter/X timeline [https://www.twitter.com/wikidelphia1 @wikidelphia1] began in February 2022. I (staff editor [[User:PaulSank|PaulSank]]) started it and have been running it. I post these kinds of messages:
 *''A Brand New Wikidelphia Page'': I announce a newly made Wikidelphia page.
-*''New Stub'': When I start a page, I announce the new "stub". Usually, the page idea was prompted by a story found in the news, so this type of tweet will usually include a news story. These tweets also mention that the stub will become a full page in a few months.
+*''A New Wikidelphia Stub'': When I start a page, I announce the new "stub". Usually, the page idea was prompted by a story found in the news, so this type of post will usually include a news story. The stub becomes a full new page after a few months.
-*''News Item Added'': In my regular news search for page ideas, sometimes I'll bump into a news story that would be good to add to an existing Wikidelphia page. I announce the addition.
+*''Updated Page'': After I do a full update on an existing Wikidelphia page, I post an announcement of the update.
-*''Random Page of the Week'': Wikidelphia's "Next Random Page" feature is fun to use! Every week, I use it to pick a page to highlight. I keep clicking on Next Random Page until I come up with a page that looks good and is up-to-date.
+*''News Item Added'': In my regular news search for page ideas, sometimes I'll bump into a news story that would be good to add to an existing Wikidelphia page. I make the addition and announce it.
-*''Random Category of the Week'': One of the most important features of Wikidelphia is our category system. In order to give folks an idea how to use it, I highlight a randomly selected category every week.
+*''Reposts'': When I clock in, I check our Home timeline and look for suitable messages to repost. Usually, my reposts are local events of general interest, for example, festivals and job fairs.
-*''Random "Where" of the Week'': One of my favorite Wikidelphia features is the "geographical infrastructure", in which I gradually found every neighborhood in Philadelphia, made a Where category out of each one, added at least one page to each neighborhood, and use an "Adjoining Neighborhoods" paragraph on each page, enabling you to easily go "neighborhood hopping". I highlight a randomly selected Philly neighborhood every week.
+*''Top-Viewed Tweets'': Periodically, I'll do a countdown of our top-Viewed (most popular) posts. Since most of our messages refer to organizations or businesses, this is an opportunity for some local organizations and businesses to be spotlighted for their popularity.
-*''Top-Viewed Tweets'': Periodically, I'll do a countdown of our top-Viewed (most popular) tweets. Since most of our tweets refer to organizations or businesses, this is an opportunity for some local organizations and businesses to be spotlighted for their popularity.
+*''Special Mention'' and ''Editor's Note'': Some posts don't fit into any of the types above, and they usually fit into one of these two categories.
-*''Special Mention'' and ''Editor's Note'': Some tweets don't fit into any of the types above, but I still want to tweet, so I call it a "Special Mention" or an "Editor's Note".
+I don't post on Facebook, because there have always been serious privacy concerns with that platform. Not only that, but I have plenty of experience with Twitter.
+I wish the big corporations and powerful activist groups would stop picking on "X", because I see every day that many of our great local nonprofits still depend on this platform for an important part of their outreach efforts. If "X" gets killed by these wealthy groups, a huge number of charitable voices will be silenced, and they may or may not be able to find an equivalent and affordable alternative, given that "X" still has millions and millions of users.
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