I think that non-monuments should not be eligible for winning the contest. It is unfortunate, but such images should be disqualified.

From our (Ukraine) experience I can share a story from last year: we have found a 1900 church in a small village, its photo was in top-10 but we had to disqualify it as it was not a monument (blog post: http://wikilovesmonuments.org.ua/mykolaiv-oblast/ , the photo in question is in the bottom). We have contacted all possible authorities and they all confirmed that this church is not a monument, but the application for monument status is in draft stage since 1992. Result: this year the church was added to the official register of monuments following our request (blog post : http://wikilovesmonuments.org.ua/usi-v-berezanskyi-raion/ )

To sum up:

* if it is not a monument and it should not be a monument, this photo should not take part in WLM

* if it is not a monument and you think it should be a monument, try to ask your government to add it to the lists, sometimes it works

* in any case, this photo should not be in top-10.

Best regards,

Mykola Kozlenko (NickK)

WLM Ukraine

Hi all,

I wonder, in some of the international nominees (beautiful pictures again btw, congratulations), there are some where there is no identified monument available. For example, there is a photo of the Nile river without any identified monument, and in Brazil a photo of the Army headquarters without identified monument. 

I have my doubts about such photos - while they are of good quality, if there is no identified monument, I wonder if they should be disqualified for the international prizes. 

I would value your thoughts on this. Maybe it doesn't come up at all (I don't know how high up they will end), maybe it does. 

Best,

Lodewijk

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