What to do with the European website - WikiLovesMonuments

Kilian Kluge

29 Jun 29 Jun

5:11 p.m.

Hi Lodewijk, I believe it's a great idea to use the European website for this kind of communication! At the same time, we should probably set up a twitter account and establish a hashtag (#WLM2011 ?) so we can have one of those twitter-boxes on there as well. Kilian On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org>wrote;wrote:

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Hi, let me throw an idea in the group: What would you think if we added a blog component to the European website? That way we could make it a bit more interactive instead of just a portal, and we could actually use it to show successes around Europe. I would like to allow people from all contests to write blog posts (directly or through moderation) and make it that way easier to maintain. The blog would be in English, to keep it simple, but could link to national blogs for local language versions. Please shoot on it, and let me know if it is nothing good :) Best, Lodewijk _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu

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Andrea Zanni

5:49 p.m.

I think it's a very good idea. The European website has a simple URL and it always my starting point when i want to see material for WLM... I guess other people think it is useful as well. Anyway, do you have some statistics about visits to the website? It would be good to monitor them, especially when the blogpost thin is on. Aubrey 2011/6/29 Susana Morais <susana.morais(a)wikimedia.pt>pt>:

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Hello, I think its a good idea, makes the site more alive, shows what goes on and maybe arouses interest in possible participants. Susana 2011/6/29 Kilian Kluge <kilian(a)k-kluge.de>

Hi Lodewijk, I believe it's a great idea to use the European website for this kind of communication! At the same time, we should probably set up a twitter account and establish a hashtag (#WLM2011 ?) so we can have one of those twitter-boxes on there as well. Kilian On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> wrote:

Hi, let me throw an idea in the group: What would you think if we added a blog component to the European website? That way we could make it a bit more interactive instead of just a portal, and we could actually use it to show successes around Europe. I would like to allow people from all contests to write blog posts (directly or through moderation) and make it that way easier to maintain. The blog would be in English, to keep it simple, but could link to national blogs for local language versions. Please shoot on it, and let me know if it is nothing good :) Best, Lodewijk _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu

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Elisardo

7:32 p.m.

Really some visits come from Spain?. Thery are good news :), and it's a great idea to make the blog too. Elisardojm Wikimedia España 2011/6/29 Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org>

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wikilovesmonuments.eu is currently part of the Google Analytics of Wikimedia Nederland, and attracts some 10-30 visitors on a daily basis. Interestingly, most visits come from Spain :) Best, Lodewijk 2011/6/29 Andrea Zanni <zanni.andrea84(a)gmail.com>

I think it's a very good idea. The European website has a simple URL and it always my starting point when i want to see material for WLM... I guess other people think it is useful as well. Anyway, do you have some statistics about visits to the website? It would be good to monitor them, especially when the blogpost thin is on. Aubrey 2011/6/29 Susana Morais <susana.morais(a)wikimedia.pt>pt>:

Hello, I think its a good idea, makes the site more alive, shows what goes on

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maybe arouses interest in possible participants. Susana 2011/6/29 Kilian Kluge <kilian(a)k-kluge.de> > > Hi Lodewijk, > > I believe it's a great idea to use the European website for this kind

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> communication! At the same time, we should probably set up a twitter

account

and establish a hashtag (#WLM2011 ?) so we can have one of those twitter-boxes on there as well. Kilian On Wed, Jun 29, 2011 at 4:50 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org

> wrote: >> >> Hi, >> let me throw an idea in the group: >> What would you think if we added a blog component to the European >> website? That way we could make it a bit more interactive instead of

just a

>> portal, and we could actually use it to show successes around Europe.

I

>> would like to allow people from all contests to write blog posts

(directly

>> or through moderation) and make it that way easier to maintain. The

blog

>> would be in English, to keep it simple, but could link to national

blogs for

> local language versions. > Please shoot on it, and let me know if it is nothing good :) > Best, > Lodewijk > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu

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Jane Darnell

29 Jun 29 Jun

10:03 p.m.

Lodewijk, I think it is an excellent idea, if only as a meter to see how well the various national projects are coming along during the month and to highlight areas that may need help. There may be a lot of blog posts, but it would be great to have an English central reporting spot, so that both during the competition and afterwards, others in and outside Europe may become inspired by this effort. Jane 2011/6/29 Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org>

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Hi, let me throw an idea in the group: What would you think if we added a blog component to the European website? That way we could make it a bit more interactive instead of just a portal, and we could actually use it to show successes around Europe. I would like to allow people from all contests to write blog posts (directly or through moderation) and make it that way easier to maintain. The blog would be in English, to keep it simple, but could link to national blogs for local language versions. Please shoot on it, and let me know if it is nothing good :) Best, Lodewijk _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu

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