Hi,
Thanks for the updates!
Op 2-7-2012 10:58, Lodewijk schreef:
Thanks Deror for the update! Do I understand correctly
that the list
is not complete yet?
As a point for the automated processing, it seems that currently
you're working with Wikitables to show the lists in. We actually
recommand to use a template structure, where you insert the same
template for every row. This does have its limitations, but makes it
easier to insert a dedicated upload link for that specific monument,
or to have a link to its place on the map (once geo coordinates are
available). It also makes it easier to harvest the monument list and
update it in the database, I've been told.
Easier? Possible. It doesn't
work with wikitables. I see numbers in the
list. Who assigned those numbers? Are these numbers unique?
You should place the lists in the main namespace and make them integral
part of the encyclopedia, see for example
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings….
. This way you can start documenting your local heritage and Wiki Loves
Monuments acts as a catalyst.
Maarten
Lodewijk
2012/7/2 Deror Avi <deror_avi(a)yahoo.com <mailto:deror_avi@yahoo.com>>
Dear All,
As was previously updated, Israel will participate this year in
the WLM competition. We wish to update you with our progress.
Our first objective was to try and obtain a list of national
monuments. This proved to be much more difficult than originally
anticipated. According to Israeli antiquities law, any building or
object created or built before 1700 is a protected archeological
object. Buildings which were built afterwards were not protected.
After the demolishing of the Herzaliya Gymnasium in 1962 [1], and
following public protests, the National Council for Preservation
of Heritage Sites was created. This body did not have any legal
capacity to protect landmarks, and worked at advancing public
awareness of national heritage sites. Only in 2011 was legislation
passed protecting such landmarks. According to the legislation,
the National Council will create lists of protected sites which
will approved by the local municipalities in order to come into
force. This resulted in local politics being involved, and most of
the lists were never approved due to local economic interests.
We approached the Council, and requested their co-operation. We
have held several meetings with the Council, and eventually
convinced them to join us in the project. (One of the difficulties
was that the Council itself has an annual photography competition,
and the WLM would compete with it.) Upon receiving the blessing of
the general manager of the National Council, we discovered that
the Council itself does not have the lists of monuments. With the
assistance of the Council, and after a week of searching, they
were able to locate some of the lists, which are uploaded to the
project page on Wikipedia [2].
This will be the first time that the list of national monuments
will be available online to the Israeli public.
We have also contacted several sponsors, and currently await their
decision to sponsor the competition.
We have contacted the largest local amateur photography school,
and asked it to sponsor some of the events we are planning as part
of the competition. We will further update once these events are
finalized.
Regards,
Deror
[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herzliya_Hebrew_Gymnasium
[2]
http://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%95%D7%A7:WLM:list
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