Wikilovesearth May 2017

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Contest template added after ended
by Romaine Wiki 01 Jun '17

01 Jun '17

Hi all, About an hour ago the Wiki Loves Earth contest in Germany closed. Shortly after it was noticed that there were still uploads that contain the contest template {{Wiki Loves Earth 2017xx}}. With some of the images it looks like the uploader started uploading before the contest ended, but finished after. We will investigate what causes this, a bug or change in the software. With other images it was clear that those have been added manually by the uploader. With earlier photo contests there was a bot that removed the contest template, hopefully this bot still runs to fix these errors soon. If you notice that a contest template is added to a file that was uploaded outside the contest period, please just remove the above mentioned file. Thanks! Romaine

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Translations needed (also your language)!
by Romaine Wiki 14 May '17

14 May '17

Hi all, I am preparing a big change in the pre-contest banners above the localised upload wizards for Wiki Loves Earth. In many areas/countries the contest starts on 1 May. But not everywhere! In some areas the contest start on 15 May, 1 June, or another date. To be able to change the right text, translations are needed. Please provide a translation on: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2017/Translation Also in your language! If your language (code) is not listed, you may add it! But please also check if all other translations already have been provided: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2017/Upload_cam… Thank you! Romaine

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WLE Facebook page posts
by Anna Khrobolova 09 May '17

09 May '17

Dear all, I believe that pictures sharing on WLE Facebook should be accompanied with interesting information on countries, sites and contests' characteristics. The number of sites on the lists and their types seems very interesting information for sharing and showing participants perspectives. I'd be happy to get this information from local teams, so not to misinterpret information you have on the pages (and it is not always in English). And, of course, Nabin and I are ready to share images that are most worthy in your opinion. Volunteers for managing the international page are also welcome. https://www.facebook.com/interwle/ *Anna Khrobolova* *On behalf of the Wiki Loves Earth international team* * f: anna.khrobolova <https://www.facebook.com/anna.khrobolova> | w: AnnaKhrobolova_(WMUA) <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:AnnaKhrobolova_(WMUA)>*

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page banner competition within WLE
by Alexander Tsirlin 05 May '17

05 May '17

Dear All, As some of you may know, Wikivoyage uses page banners, the 7:1 panoramic images placed at the top of each page. We are always short of such images in general and of good banners with natural objects in particular. This prompted us to organize the competition of page banners as a satellite event during WLE. Last year we were running such a competition for Russian destinations. It was quite successful delivering 88 excellent banners, many of them used nowadays across 17 language editions of Wikivoyage. This year we extend the banner competition worldwide: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2017/banners The idea is very simple: take your WLE photo, crop it to the 7:1 format, and upload it separately as a page banner specifying the destination where it goes. Our (Wikivoyage-based) jury will grade the uploads and choose the winner who will receive a small prize. We would be grateful if you disseminate information about this competition among the participants. Posting short information with the upload link on the page of your national competition would be great. Having good page banners from your country not only improves its coverage on Wikivoyage, but also draws more readers and editors, who may eventually choose your country for their next trip. We would also be grateful if the international team finds a way to advertise this banner competition on the main WLE page and in the media. Questions and comments are welcome. We look forward to receiving excellent page banners this year! Sincerely, Alexander

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