Dear Wikimedians,
The 2009 Picture of the Year competition has now concluded and we are happy to announce the results:
WINNER: <Sikh pilgrim at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in India> Credit: Paulrudd; 62 votes
RUNNER-UP: <Elakala Waterfalls in the Blackwater Falls State park, USA> Credit: Forest Wander; 56 votes
2ND RUNNER-UP: <Russian honor guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier> Credit: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley; 52 votes
In Round 1, there were 890 candidates, the images promoted to Featured Pictures in 2009. The category winners and top 10 over all in Round 1 made it to the final, where 742 voters voted. The detailed results of the competition is available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2009/Results .
Congratulations to all the contributors who helped create these beautiful works and make them available to the world as free content. Thanks to all the voters for participating. :)
Thanks Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2009
Good news! Congratulations and thanks to Miya and the rest who made this happen.
Cary
On 6/19/2010 1:46 AM, miya wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
The 2009 Picture of the Year competition has now concluded and we are happy to announce the results:
WINNER: <Sikh pilgrim at the Golden Temple (Harmandir Sahib) in India> Credit: Paulrudd; 62 votes
RUNNER-UP: <Elakala Waterfalls in the Blackwater Falls State park, USA> Credit: Forest Wander; 56 votes
2ND RUNNER-UP:
<Russian honor guard at Tomb of the Unknown Soldier> Credit: MC1 Chad J. McNeeley; 52 votes
In Round 1, there were 890 candidates, the images promoted to Featured Pictures in 2009. The category winners and top 10 over all in Round 1 made it to the final, where 742 voters voted. The detailed results of the competition is available at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2009/Results .
Congratulations to all the contributors who helped create these beautiful works and make them available to the world as free content. Thanks to all the voters for participating. :)
Thanks Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2009
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