WikiLovesMonuments June 2020

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Instagram and Creative Commons
by Andrea Zanni 27 Nov '22

27 Nov '22

Dear all, a doubt: is Instagram compatible with Creative Commons? Can I upload *my* Instagram pics on Commons (so could it be used for WLM)? Please consider that I'm not suggesting Instagram pics are good for WLM (they are filtered and all, probably not very suitable for illustrating monuments on Wikipedia) but is a legal matter. Aubrey

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[WLM announce] Important for organizers: Wiki Loves Monuments in 2020, corona-edition
by effe iets anders 29 Jun '20

29 Jun '20

Hi everyone, I would like to thank everyone who weighed in on what Wiki Loves Monuments should look like in 2020. It will be a special year - originally we thought it would be special, because it's the 10th international edition. It turns out, that it will also be an especially challenging year to organize a photo competition. Countries around the world are dealing with the consequences of this ravaging pandemic, and many national organizers have already been wondering what approach to take this year. We organized office hours about this a few weeks ago, and as international team, we took the time to digest this. I wanted to take this email to give hopefully a bit more clarity about how we will organize Wiki Loves Monuments this year. *Responsibility for national organizers*: First of all, I would like to emphasize that the international team coordinates the national competitions: we are not qualified to tell you exactly how to organize your competition. The situation is rapidly evolving, and different in each country. National teams are best placed to decide whether and how to organize a competition in your country. We will try to help set an international framework, and assist in the exchange of best practices. We expect that national organizers will *follow the guidance and regulations set by their national governments and health authorities*. Note that funding and WMF affiliate recognition may come with additional guidance/requirements. *Extended timeline*: National organizers have the opportunity to choose a different range of dates for their national competition. You can pick any range of 30 or 31 days within the period September-November 2020 as your upload dates. That means that one country does not have to use the same upload dates as another. This hopefully allows more flexibility for rapid changes in a national situation, but also for national organizers that currently don't have the capacity to organize a competition due to personal circumstances, to push the competition a little later in the year. However, uploads after November 30 will not be accepted. The jury deadline will be January 2, 2021 for all countries. A simple timeline has been published on Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020/Organi…>, and will be updated there. Other documentation may be outdated - feel free to update. *Exchange of best practices*: There will be plenty of national challenges this year. I created an exchange page to share some best practices <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020/Organi…> (but you can also keep using our mailing list). How to organize a competition when there are government restrictions? How do you make sure that not too many people show up? What kind of in-person events may be responsible, if permitted by local government? How to organize online upload workshops? This may be especially a good place to exchange some good blog posts and communications that inform participants on how to behave. I put up a few empty headers, and would love it if people help flesh out tips based on their experiences. *Special awards in 2020*: We already scheduled special awards in 2020 before the crisis became obvious. The international team is planning to organize two special regional awards (to be finalized in August) for underrepresented regions and possibly one award for some 'innovation category' (such as drones or 3D representation). Finally, we're considering a special award for UNESCO world heritage outside of participating countries (this would cover an upload period in November 2020). Thoughts about this are welcome on the main talk page on Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020>. Please don't forget to register your interest to participate here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2020/Partic… I'm sure that this won't be the last email on this topic, but invite you to ask questions if you have any. You can do that on the Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list, or on the main talk page. On behalf of the international team, Lodewijk _______________________________________________ WLM-Announce mailing list WLM-Announce(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wlm-announce

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Wiki Loves Earth photo contest is on!
by Anastasiia Petrova 12 Jun '20

12 Jun '20

Dear all, Wiki Loves Earth — the biggest international photo contest devoted to nature heritage — is on! Our aims are raising public awareness about protected areas and creating the biggest database of free photos of them. After 7 years of local competitions all around the world, Wiki Loves Earth resulted in 585k free photos of natural heritage sites, with around 130k being used in the wikiprojects. Until the world gets healthier, we have a great opportunity to make this impact even bigger online. The contest runs between May and July, with different dates for each country. This year, 32 countries joined the competition, and we have received over 48k photos so far! Check out our latest blog post about results of the 1st WLE month — http://wikilovesearth.org/the-first-month-of-wle-2020-has-passed/. How to join Wiki Loves Earth? — Organize your local contest! Find out more about the process in our detailed guidelines <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2020/Organise>. — Go through your photo archives and take part in WLE 2020! Please, review our Rules <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Earth_2020/Rules> for your submissions. If you have any questions, please, don't hesitate to write to us at wle-team(a)wikimedia.org.ua. Best regards, Anastasiia Petrova Project Manager for International Wiki Loves Earth 2020

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2020: Office Hours - 6 & 7 June
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 07 Jun '20

07 Jun '20

Hello all, Hope this email finds you all in the best of your health, and you are staying safe amid the ongoing crisis. In one of the recent threads on this mailing list, community members expressed their doubts regarding Wiki Loves Monuments 2020, considering the COVID-19 pandemic. It was glad that to see various suggestions coming up regarding how to go about it. To facilitate the same, the International Team will be conducting two office hour sessions on 6 & 7 June 2020, in various time slots, making for people across the to take part and share their ideas. During these sessions, we will start off with WLM 2019 surveys, how do we see Wiki Loves Monuments as an international competition in 2020, and about organising Wiki Loves Monuments as national competition - various potential challenges, opportunities, and ways of doing it. Inputs shared during these sessions will be crucial in making a decision regarding organising WLM 2020. Details of the sessions: - 6 June 2020 (Saturday) - 5 pm to 7 pm UTC (10 am - 12 pm PDT) at https://meet.google.com/vpq-rvzt-jpc - 7 June 2020 (Sunday) - 6:30 am to 8:30 am UTC at https://meet.google.com/npz-jbih-hdb Agenda for the both the sessions is the same, two different sessions are being conducted to enable people from various parts of the world to attend according to their convenience. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya

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