WikiLovesMonuments November 2022

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uploading scanned films?
by attolippip 30 Oct '24

30 Oct '24

hello there! has anyone tried locally to organise something around outreach to photographers whose pictures were made on photographic films? we have not had such a campaign in Ukraine before, just individual efforts, like when a Wikipedian convinced an old photographer to upload his pictures of lost heritage to Commons, they had to scan his films to do that: https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/photos-of-destroyed-heritage/ as this year (to make sure people are not roaming around taking pictures for their own safety) for the Ukrainian part of the contest we decided to accept only pictures taken before February 24, 2022, we thought of maybe looking for ways to reach this audience -- photographers whose pictures are on films, so most probably old enough... but maybe there are some tips/things to be aware of when dealing with scanned films, and somebody on the list has travelled down this path already, and can share useful information? (sorry for crossposting, i have also asked about this on the telegram channel) З повагою / Best regards, antanana Wiki Loves Monuments Ukraine Disclaimer: This letter is sent in my Wikimedia volunteer capacity, not as a Board member of Wikimedia Foundation

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Update received nominations
by Rodelar 05 Dec '22

05 Dec '22

Hi everyone! So far, we have received correct submissions for 15 countries. That means the following countries are still missing: Armenia, Austria, Bangladesh, Egypt, Finland, Ghana, Ireland, Latvia, Malaysia, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Rwanda, South Sudan, Thailand, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE and United Kingdom. For most of these countries, we have not heard back yet at all. Please make sure that your jury coordinator is at least in active contact with either myself or Krishna! The deadline is 5 December 2022. After this date, we may not be able to still accept the nominees. If you have any doubts that your country may meet the deadline, let us know as soon as possible. Looking forward to many thrilling nominees, Rubén Ojeda International jury coordinator, Wiki Loves Monuments 2022

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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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Final report on DEI in Wiki Loves Monuments
by Ciell Wikipedia 12 Nov '22

12 Nov '22

Hi everyone, Our researcher for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Wiki Loves Monuments has completed her report, which is now available on Wikimedia Commons <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments/DEI_researc…> and besides in English also available in Arabic, Bahasa Indonesia, Brazilian-Portuguese, Chinese Mandarin, French, Hausa, Hindi, Spanish, Urdu, and isiZulu. A blogpost on the topic has been published on our own website wikilovesmonuments.org <https://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/inclusive-storytelling-through-photograp…> and also on the WMF blog site Diff <https://diff.wikimedia.org/2022/11/10/inclusive-storytelling-through-photog…>. The research is now finished. The international team will use these outcomes to improve DEI in our photo competition in general, and as one of the tools to develop a multi-year strategy for WLM in the upcoming year. A big thank you for the ones who were willing to take the time to talk to Mesha, to proofread the reports, and to provide overall input for the research. Best, Ciell

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Submission of local WLM 2022 winning photos to the international jury
by Rodelar 08 Nov '22

08 Nov '22

[This email contains important information on how you can submit the 10 nominees of your country to the international finale and the deadlines. Please forward this to your coordinators if need be.] Dear national coordinators, jury coordinators, Thank you for an amazing job in the past weeks and months in organizing what seems to have been yet again an amazing competition in almost 40 countries! It's great to see all the beautiful images that have been submitted. As you know, the international Wiki Loves Monuments competition is based on a federalized model: there's a national competition in each country, with a national organizing team, a national jury and national winners. The national jury determines up to (maximum) 10 images that will be submitted to the international finale. These ten images should be submitted via email to the international jury coordinator before the deadline: rodelarwiki(a)gmail.com. Unless you have agreed a different deadline with Krishna Chaitanya (in cc), this deadline is 30 November, 23:59 UTC. But if you like me, please send them at least a few days before that time. *Submissions after this deadline are not guaranteed to be included in the finale. When submitting your finalists, please take these instructions into account*: * Submit no more than ten images per (national) competition. It is OK to submit less images, for example if you don't find enough images of high quality. * Submit the images to: rodelarwiki(a)gmail.com, and include in the CC at least one (additional) jury member besides yourself. Please also include Krishna Chaitanya in the cc. * If the results are still not public (if you plan to announce them later publicly), please add the planned announcement date. Please note that we will announce the international winners in January, and will not wait for national announcements. * Submit for each image: URL, File name on Wikimedia Commons and Author username * Check basic information about the images. It is NOT possible to replace finalists after the deadline! ** that the author has activated their email function on Wikimedia Commons. If we cannot email the user there, they may automatically forfeit any prize. You can help them by posting a message on their talk page, or tracking them down through social media. ** that the monument on the image is identified (preferably also described in English) ** that the image is freely licensed If you want, there are opportunities to share your national winners also on the international blog. Please get in touch with either of us about this - more information about this soon. Thanks a lot for your cooperation. After all nominees have been received, this will result in a pool of some 350-430 images for the international jury to consider. The jury will first rate all images with 1-5 stars, from which a top-40/60 will be considered. Then, the jurors will have the opportunity to remove images from the selection, which they consider unfit. Finally, they are asked to rank their top-25 images, and share their reasoning. We will create a jury report based on this information. We expect to announce the results in January. We're looking forward to the judging process! With warm regards, Rubén Ojeda International jury coordinator, Wiki Loves Monuments 2022

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Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India winners
by Bodhisattwa 01 Nov '22

01 Nov '22

Hello Wikimedians, It gives us immense pleasure to inform you all that the 3-members national jury team <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_Ind…> of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_Ind…> photo-competition has judged about the 10 winning photographs <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_Ind…> of the national competition, which have been announced now. The winning photographs are as follows- 1. Jantar Mantar <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Doors_of_Jantar_Mantar.jpg>, Jaipur, Jaipur district, Rajasthan by Sudipta Maulik <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=…> 2. Taj Mahal <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Divergence_of_Taj.jpg>, Agra, Agra district, Uttar Pradesh by Sudipta Maulik <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=…> 3. Ajanta Caves <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ajantha_Cave_1.jpg>, Aurangabad district, Maharashtra by Prithiviraj Kiridarane <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Prithiviraj_Kiridarane…> 4. Nava Kailash <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Conentric_temples_of_Kalna.jpg>, Kalna, Purba Bardhaman district, West Bengal by Sudipta Maulik <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=…> 5. Qutb Minar <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Qutub_in_box.jpg>, Mehrauli, South Delhi district, Delhi by Shikhers <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Shikhers> 6. Tomb of Safdarjung <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Night_view_of_Safdurjung%27s_Tomb.j…>, New Delhi district, Delhi by Arjunfotografer <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Arjunfotografer&action…> 7. Hoysaleswara Temple <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sculptures_at_Hoysaleshwara_temple_…>, Helebid, Hassan district, Karnataka by Basavaraj M <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Basavaraj_M> 8. Mysore Palace <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mysore_Palace_Windows.jpg>, Mysore, Mysore district, Karnataka by Sumitsurai <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Sumitsurai> 9. Roopmati Pavilion <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Roopmati_Pavilion_with_arch.jpg>, Mandu, Dhar district, Madhya Pradesh by Chetansoni <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Chetansoni&action=edit…> 10. Humayun's Tomb <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_unique_frame_of_Humayun_Tomb,_Del…>, South East Delhi district, Delhi by Thesolorover <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Thesolorover&action=ed…> All these photographs are listed in our event page and have been forwarded to the international WLM competition. This year, we had also declared 2 special prizes * Highest number of uploads - which will go to Subrata Ghose <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Subrata_Ghose&action=e…> who has uploaded 841 images for WLM India 2022. * Winning photograph from West Bengal - which will go to Sudipta Maulik <https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Sudipta_Maulik&action=…> who has secured 4rd prize for the national contest for a monument located in West Bengal. We will start contacting the winning photographers this week, so that we can send the national prizes to them in due course. Regards, Bodhisattwa (On behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India team <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2022_in_Ind…> ) West Bengal Wikimedians User Group <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/West_Bengal_Wikimedians>

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