It's certainly an interesting suggestion. I wonder how difficult it would be to track though compared to image uploads. On 13 June 2014 09:01, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> wrote: -- Richard Nevell Assistant Office Manager Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

Hi Alex, This is indeed as easy as it gets. However, it is significantly harder to explain to a new editor than 'the best photo of a (national) monument is chosen by a jury' - a one sentence explanation that does justice to the concept is hard for a sitenotice etc - especially if we limit them to a set of topics, we have to figure out which topics deserve an article etc. Anyway, good to experiment with none the less :) Did you also try already to combine both the photo and writing elements? Lodewijk 2014-06-13 11:36 GMT+02:00 Kippelboy <kippelboy(a)gmail.com>om>:

Hi, An idea could be to organize a writing contest jointly at the end of the year with the winners from all participating countries being added to a list for the contest (like this or this). Then these articles would be translated to different languages and improved (just like the Catalan Cultural Challenge or the Umepedia Challenge). (If the photographed object for some reason isn't suitable for an article of its own then the local organizers could pick a suitable replacement.) Would this be something to pursue further? Cheers, John - - - - John Andersson Wikimedia Sverige Project Manager Phone: +46(0)73-3965189 Email: john.andersson(a)wikimedia.se Skype: johnandersson86 Be sure to follow us on Twitter at @WikiEuropeana and @WikimediaSE Would you like to support free knowledge and Wikipedia? Please consider becoming a member of Wikimedia Sverige! We need your support. Date: Fri, 13 Jun 2014 12:06:08 +0200 From: kippelboy(a)gmail.com To: wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org CC: idoivri(a)gmail.com Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Minor prizes for combination of writing and photography? Hi Lodewijk, I fully agree that the writing contest is not specially focused for new editors and is somehow out of the scope of WLM main goals. Just shared our experience -just in case- someone want's to try it at home ;) We haven't decided yet if we will join WLM14 or not as a photo contest (still dealing with WLE14), but is almost sure that we will do some kind of "writing thing" related to monuments for experienced local wikipedians (diff project, diff goals) -> We need articles to paste all the great photos documented since 2011. I'll keep you informed on how it evolves. Best, @kippelboy +info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Catalan_culture_challenge/Participa… SuccessIt was very easy for everyone to understand it and to track it. Prove of success is that it has been adapted in 2 other writing challenges led by other orgs (svwiki and cywiki so far) _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org