Hi Philip,
Thanks for the note. :) We do look forward to working with you more
closely for 2017 as we rethink our strategies around countries that have
captured (almost;) all their monuments via photos.
Best,
Lily
On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Philip Kopetzky <
philip.kopetzky(a)wikimedia.at> wrote:
Hi all!
I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the international
WLM team on a job well done and thank them for the work and energy they
have put into organising the international contest this year! :-)
Best,
Philip
On 15 December 2016 at 20:06, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikimedia(a)gmail.com>
wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> It's been an incredible 4 months. On behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments
> international team I'd like to thank /all/ of you who made this year's
> contest possible. We have achieved a lot together.
>
> In this email, we're sharing with you the result of the contest. There
> are 15 winners in this year's contest chosen among 392 photos that made it
> to the international contest. The international jury carefully reviewed
> these photos and chose the top 15 among them.
>
> Like any other contest, there are photos and countries that have made
> it to the top 15 and those who haven't. It's important for us to remember
> that our work towards free knowledge for everyone is beyond the
> geographical borders and contests. The contest is a means to an end. This
> is a day that we all should celebrate for empowering more people to share
> in the sum of all human knowledge, for helping them bring amazing photos to
> Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, Wikidata, and our other projects,
> and for helping them discover their heritage.
>
> All key metrics showed significant growth compared to last year: the
> number of participating countries (more than 30% increase), the number of
> participants (62% increase), the number of first time contributors to
> Wikimedia projects (78% increase), and the number of photos uploaded (20%
> increase). This year we also welcomed four first time participating
> countries from very different parts of the world: Bangladesh, Greece, Peru,
> and South Korea. I want to emphasize this: /you/ made all of this happen! :)
>
> Now, please sit back and enjoy the result of your efforts:
>
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2016
> _winners#Winners
>
> You can read the blog posts about the results as well. They are:
>
http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/winners-2016/
> and
>
https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/12/15/seventh-annual-wiki-lo
> ves-monuments/
>
> Best,
> Lily, on behalf of the WLM international team
>
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