WikiLovesMonuments May 2021

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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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Upcoming Office Hour on 26 May: WLM's integration with Commons app
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 26 May '21

26 May '21

Hello everyone, The Wiki Loves Monuments International Team would like to invite you to an office hour on May 26 @ 2:30 pm UTC. This hour is open to anyone interested in Wiki Loves Monuments, including past and future national organizers, and also participants. For this month, the primary topic will be Wiki Loves Monuments integration with Commons app. A member from the app's development team will join us to share their updates and get feedback from community members. You can read more about the product and latest updates at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Mobile_app/WLM. The meeting details are as follows: - May 26 @ 2:30 pm UTC (https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1622039400) - On Google Meet: https://meet.google.com/byp-avsa-tjm | *click here to add this to your Google Calendar <https://calendar.google.com/event?action=TEMPLATE&tmeid=MTdlMnA3dXAxYzg2cnM…>* - Agenda/Notes: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WLM-2021-May We hope that you are able to join us, and we look forward to the discussion. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya *on behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments International Team*

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Opportunity: Information Designer for Wiki Loves Monuments
by Krishna Chaitanya Velaga 14 May '21

14 May '21

Hello everyone, I am writing to share that Wiki Loves Monuments International Team is looking for an "Information Designer" on a part-time contract basis for three months. In a nutshell, the role of the designer will be to design a short (quick to read) guide for newcomers to take part in Wiki Loves Monuments. A detailed job description and link to the application are available at https://drive.google.com/file/d/1At_UbNjqHqoRwqL4b4UZogSLj1i91gL1/view?usp=… . Please share it in your circles, and let me know if you have any questions. Regards, Krishna Chaitanya for the International Team, Wiki Loves Monuments

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Commons app WLM integration - help needed
by Josephine Lim 07 May '21

07 May '21

Hi all, Hope you are all safe and well. After having finalized our plans for WLM integration into the Commons app based on community feedback ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Mobile_app/WLM , which was posted to this mailing list a couple of months ago), we have started work on implementation. We have run into a bit of an issue, however, that we are hoping to get help with. The initial plan (based on the discussion at https://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikilovesmonuments/2020-July/009263.h… and at the abovementioned wiki page) was to use Wikidata as our data source, displaying all Wikidata items with the identifier property of P2186 (Wiki Loves Monuments ID) on our map. However we have now found out that some countries don't use P2186 at all. Someone kindly linked https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Wikidata:WikiProject_WLM/Status#Table to me, and based on that it seems that there is a rather large variety of identifiers that different countries use. Realistically speaking, it would be really difficult for us to account for every possible identifier that every country uses, and it would also make stability and maintenance much more tricky. We can try, but it would be risky and tedious. On the other hand, it was suggested to me that if there is WLM community consensus that P2186 should be used as a universal identifier, countries might be willing to adopt P2186 for the sake of harmonization. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? Many thanks. Best regards, Josephine / User:misaochan, Commons app project lead

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Fwd: [African Wikimedians] Join the Africa WIki Challenge Campaign!
by effe iets anders 03 May '21

03 May '21

This may be of interest to more people. Lodewijk ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Ruby D-Brown <rbrown(a)ofwafrica.org> Date: Fri, Apr 30, 2021 at 4:51 PM Subject: [African Wikimedians] Join the Africa WIki Challenge Campaign! To: <african-wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Dear Wikimedians, We are happy to announce the maiden edition of the Africa Wiki Challenge, a writing contest that calls on all Africans, people of African descent, people that identify with the continent or any one with an interest in Africa to contribute content about the many things that make up the true and rich identity of the continent (its rich and colourful cultures, history, landmarks, education, cities, rivers, lakes, food, vegetation, etc.) from 23rd May to 30th June 2021.[1] The campaign seeks to project stories of Africa, project its identity and help reduce the content gap about the continent on the web.[2] Each year, we will select a theme to guide users on what to contribute to as part of the campaign. This year, we have selected the theme “Landmarks in Africa”.[3] The aim is to document all landmarks that cover historical, cultural, geographical and places of key significance to a country or the continent. These include but not limited to; - Monuments - Statues, Memorials, Historic buildings, Archaeological sites - National Demarcations - Districts, Municipalities, Metropolitan, Regions, States, etc. - Geographical Endowments - Mountains, Valleys, Forests, Waterfalls, Wildlife, Beach, etc. - Infrastructural Developments - Roads, Hospitals, Churches, Mosques, Schools, Rails, Water parks, Hotels, Theme parks, etc. Individuals or affiliates are welcome to participate or support the project. You can participate in the competition by writing new articles or improving existing articles in the destubathon contest.[4] Visit our participate page for more information about how to join the competition.[5] Do you want to organise an activity in your group/country/region? Check out our organizers page or organizers guide for more information.[6][7] There will be virtual office hours prior to the start and during the campaign.[8] These office hours are opportunities to learn more about the campaign, ask questions, or receive support. Kindly send questions, suggestions, comments or concerns to info(a)ofwafrica.org or visit the campaign page on meta or on our website.[9] Regards, Ruby D-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa [1] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge [2] - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjD7DqepQdg [3 ]- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2LDKzenfc4 [4] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Destubathon [5] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate [6] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Organize [7] - https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d2/Organisers_Guide_for_AW… [8] - https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Africa_Wiki_Challenge/Participate#Join_our_… [9] - http://awc.ofwafrica.org/ -- Ruby D-Brown Administrative Executive Open Foundation West Africa ofwafrica.org _______________________________________________ African-Wikimedians mailing list African-Wikimedians(a)lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/african-wikimedians

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