WikiLovesMonuments June 2011

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Upload of Belgian lists on French Wikipedia
by Benoît Evellin 15 Jun '11

15 Jun '11

Hi all This afternoon on French Wikipedia, user Michiel1972 has beginning a massive upload of data about the heritage buildings of Wallonia. Everything was deleted, due to : * a massive copyvio of http://lampspw.wallonie.be/dgo4/ * the absence of authorisation about the reuse of the data (partnership, OTRS pending...) * some lists were not in French http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A9cial:Contributions_supprim%C3%A9es/Mic… Does anybody know this user ? I've also forwarded this message to Wikimédia France's internal list about WLM, because Belgian people follow it too. -- Benoît Evellin Wikimédia France www.wikimedia.fr

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Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] timeline for WLM Layar app?
by Maarten Dammers 15 Jun '11

15 Jun '11

Hi Platonides and Raul, I added the mailing list to the cc. Op 6-6-2011 0:31, Platonides schreef: > On 05/06/11 18:48, Maarten Dammers wrote: >> Hi Raul, >> >> Op 3-6-2011 11:39, Raul Kern schreef: >>> Hi, >>> >>> what's the planned timeline for the WLM Layar app? >>> >>> A working Layar app would be an additional plus for WLM-ee to ask >>> sponsorship from local mobile company (a Layar supporting smartphone >>> as price for example). >>> And it would also help to get more people hooked to the competition. >> Platonides has been working on the API. If the a basic API is up and >> running we could output things in Layar format. Platonides, how is >> development going? When the framework is up adding different formats >> shouldn't be that hard. >> >> Maarten >>> -- >>> Raul > > It should be working now. > See http://toolserver.org/~erfgoed/api/api.php > Although maybe there's still some bug with some untested option (I > hope there's not!). Kentaur has been adding KML output. I guess it's > working, too (?). Thanks for taking he lead on this Platonides. Api looks nice! Is the feature to provide a bounding box already available? That's used by Google Earth/Maps and OpenStreetMap. > > What's the format of Layar files? The format of Layar files is described at http://layar.pbworks.com/w/page/7783213/API-structure . In short: The client (a phone) provides a location and some more info. The api should return POI's (point of interest) in a JSON format. So on the search side we need bounding box and point+distance search to get this working. Maarten

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Missing coordinates
by Maarten Dammers 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Hi everyone, I was looking at the statistics [1] and I noticed we have quite some items without coordinates. Did anyone already try to use the Google Geocoding API [2] to get the coordinates? Would probably be a good way to quickly get a lot of items on the map. Maarten [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monu… [2] http://code.google.com/intl/nl/apis/maps/documentation/geocoding/

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WLM in the media
by Santiago Navarro Sanz 14 Jun '11

14 Jun '11

Hi! Wikimedia Spain celebrated its fist assembly last week-end, and El Mundo, one of the most important newspapers in Spain has published an article about that, with emphasis in WLM. The link here: http://www.elmundo.es/elmundo/2011/06/12/valladolid/1307869157.html Millars

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Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] WLM Belarus
by Renessaince 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Hello, Paul and others. I asked the same question directly effeietsanders... To say easier, I'm working on it :) Message: 3 > Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2011 01:11:00 +0300 > From: Paul Selitskas <p.selitskas(a)gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] WLM Belarus > To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition > <wikilovesmonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org> > Message-ID: <BANLkTikMODkQv3zmWPWcot6P4veNQeP_MA(a)mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 > > By the way, what's with link to Belarus at wikilovesmonuments.eu. I've > posted a request here: > > http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/Pr… > (don't really sure if the page is relevant for such a request). and > still got no reaction. > > -- > ? ???????, > ????? ????????/Paul Selitskas > Wizardist @ Wikimedia projects > p.selitskas(a)gmail.com, +375257408304 > Skype: p.selitskas > -- Усё будзе добра. Дзень прыйдзе новы.

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Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Monuments database
by Maarten Dammers 13 Jun '11

13 Jun '11

Hi Strainu, I put the wlm mailing list on the cc. Op 13-6-2011 11:00, Strainu schreef: > Hi Maarten, > > I would like to begin adding information from Romania to the monuments > database on the toolserver. What kind of data do you need, exactly? You first have to make structured lists [1]. These lists can be added to the monuments database [2]. I just add all available fields to the country table and than map fields to the European table. It might be easier to do this together to get it started. Maybe you can join #wikilovesmonuments on Freenode [3]? > Also, can you elaborate on what will you be using the data for? We already have some tools working on the data [4]. For example putting the monuments on the map or suggesting images to be used in the lists on Wikipedia. Of course a lot more is possible! Maarten [1] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monu… [2] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monu… [3] http://webchat.freenode.net/ [4] https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monu…

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Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] WLM Belarus
by Maarten Dammers 12 Jun '11

12 Jun '11

Hi Renessaince, Op 6-6-2011 19:22, Renessaince schreef: > Hello Maarten, > > 2011/6/5 Maarten Dammers <maarten(a)mdammers.nl > <mailto:maarten@mdammers.nl>> > > Hi Renessaince, > > Op 21-5-2011 21:48, Renessaince schreef: >> Hello Multichill. >> >> I'm Renessaince from Belarusan Wikipedia. I got your e-mail via >> Lodewijk Gelauff. That's why I write to you here. >> >> I started project Wikipedia Loves Monuments in Belarus >> <http://be-x-old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%…> >> some days ago. It's the very beginning of it, so nothing else to >> report. But I need your help to verify if the list of objects in >> Pruzhany region I filled fits your bot or so. Here is the list >> <http://be-x-old.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%92%D1%96%D0%BA%D1%96%D0%BF%D1%8D%D0%…>, >> made using two templates (header and row of the table), as you >> advised somewhere at Commons page. Please check so I could >> continue on work. Is it everything clear in the list? > Looks good as far as I can understand it ;-) > Are you going to put the list in the article namespace? Do you > have an explanation of the fields? That would make it possible for > me to add your lists to > https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monu… > :-) > > Maarten > > > No, the lists are part of WLM project, so we will leave them in > Wikipedia namespace as they situated now. We just will create articles > about monuments in main space, of course. The list are used by the WLM and a requirement for actually doing it but these lists shouldn't be part of the project. Most Wikipedia's have the lists in the main namespace because WLM will pass, but the lists will stay and will be expanded and improved over time. You should consider doing the same at your Wikipedia. > > Here is the explanation of the fields: > > * шыфр — means unique ID, to be used as primary key in your table; > * назва — the name of the object; > * датаваньне — creation date; > * населены пункт — place (town/city/village etc); > * адрэса — address in the place (if any); > * катэгорыя — category by Belarusan law, it's not so important for > you, but us; > * шырата — geographical latitude; > * даўгата — geographical longitude; > * каардынаты — to be used instead of the latitude and longitude. > The format is equal to {{Coord}}, but parameter names are > localized. I can explain them as well if needed; > Coordinates is not clear to me. At the moment coordinates seem to be missing for most items? Why do you have the additional field? > > * выява — image. Format: <name>.<extension>; > * грамадзкі набытак — boolean, default is no, so can be filled > only with "так" (yes). > What would be the translation of this field? I added it to the database. The result is 4775 items, full statistics at https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monu… Maarten > Hope everything is clear. > > -- > Усё будзе добра. Дзень прыйдзе новы.

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Article draft for Europa nostra. please proofread!
by elya 07 Jun '11

07 Jun '11

Wiki loves monuments European photo contest runs in more than 10 countries. Wiki Loves Monuments is a europe-wide photo contest around monuments in September, organized by Wikimedia, the movement behind Wikipedia. Wikipedia is the popular free encyclopedia with more than 400 million visitors per month - collaborativly authored by volunteers. Cultural heritage is an important part of the knowledge Wikipedia aims to collect and disseminate. Everybody can contribute, not only in writing articles, but also with taking pictures. An image tells more than a thousand words and can be useful in many different languages at the same time. Cultural heritage is around the corner - almost everywhere. And everybody can participate easily by raising awareness of monuments nearby their home. And even locals can (re-)discover the cultural, historical or scientific significance of their neighborhood. Wikipedia volunteer communities in more than 10 countries joined this initiative enthusiastically and pave the way to make participation as easy as possible. The contest is inspired by the highly successful 2010 pilot in the Netherlands, resulting in more than 12.500 new images under a free license, which can be used in Wikipedia and by anybody for any purpose. Any support - from a single image in the contest to spreading the word or becoming a partner - is warmly welcomed. The coming September, cultural heritage will be in the spotlight of Wikipeda from Portugal to Estonia. Link: Winning photo of 2010

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wikilovesmonuments.eu updated
by Hay (Husky) 06 Jun '11

06 Jun '11

Hi everyone, i've added the new Wiki Loves Monuments sites for Germany and Portugal to the .eu site. I do get an authorization / username&password box on the Portugese site, maybe it's not online yet? I really like the German site, very nicely done! Right now we get around 20 visitors per day. -- Hay

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Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Commons-l] Photo contest for Kosovo and Albania
by Mike Dupont 05 Jun '11

05 Jun '11

On Sun, Jun 5, 2011 at 5:22 PM, Maarten Dammers <maarten(a)mdammers.nl> wrote: > Op 5-6-2011 16:41, Mike Dupont schreef: >> there are many many monuments for the kosovo war in >> kosovo, for example. > Wiki Loves Monuments is about historic buildings, not about memorials. Here is our newest candidate : http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PrizrenStoneBridge.jpg I have started with a template http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_Kosovo… to be used to tag all the Monuments that are already part of our photo competition and will be also submitted to the contest. any comments are welcome, and of course we have to translate it. mike

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