Both
"Snap a snapshot for Wikipedia" and "It's a snap, Wiki Loves
Monuments"
are the best I have heard so far, and they would work in the UK as well as the US. Maybe
have them both running at 50% ?
Michael
On 11 Sep 2013, at 17:41, Peter Ekman wrote:
I too have noticed a drop off in photos submitted in
the last few days. It's fairly important to determine what caused the drop off if we
can. It might be something totally outside of our control, e.g. the situation in Syria,
but might be something like a change in banner display, which we do have some control
over. Did the drop happen in most countries? We don't have full control over all
Wikimedia banners - we do have to share the space with others, but perhaps they might be
willing to delay some of their displays if we ask nicely.
I do agree that changing the banner from time-to-time can help. I don't agree that a
banner of ""Participate in the world's largest photo-contest and help
Wikipedia," would help any. The imperative verb "Participate" is very
weak, and is not natural to American English speakers. It suggests a high school home
economics teacher telling us that we have to bring cookies to the annual bake-off.
Something more active is definitely needed, something along the line (but not exactly) of
a high school football coach saying "Go out there and kick some butt!" That
would definitely get some attention as a banner, but not the exact type of attention we
want. A teaser ad might work however, e.g. "About your photos on Wikipedia ....
(smaller type) upload them to Wiki Loves Monuments"
"Snap" might be a verb we want to use. It gives an idea of the action that we
want people to take (snap a snapshot), unlike "participate." So perhaps
"Snap a historic site, Wiki Loves Monuments" It could wake people up. Or maybe
"Snap a snapshot for Wikipedia". As a noun "It's a snap, Wiki Loves
Monuments"
I don't think these ideas are good enough yet for an actual banner, but I think that
folks should brain-storm this and come up with new ideas. Straight informative banners
can sound bureaucratic or just boring. Different languages or dialects should be
considered separately, as translations are really tricky, e.g. "It's a snap"
might mean something entirely different in British English
Pete
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