On Sat, May 14, 2011 at 11:12 AM, Jane Darnell <
jane023@gmail.com> wrote:
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> On 14 mei 2011, at 10:38, elya <
ew_wp@web.de> wrote:
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>> Wiki loves monuments
>> European photo contest runs in more than 10 countries.
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>> 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 - collaboratively authored by volunteers.
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>> Cultural heritage is an important part of the knowledge Wikipedia aims
>> to collect and disseminate. Everybody can contribute, not only by
>> writing articles, but also by taking pictures. An image tells more
>> than a thousand words and can be useful in many different languages at
>> the same time.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> Any support - from a single image in the contest to spreading the word
>> or becoming a partner - is warmly welcomed. This coming September,
>> cultural heritage will be in the spotlight on Wikipeda from Portugal to
>> Estonia.
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>> Link:
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>> Winning photo of 2010
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