This is such great news! Congratulations, and keep up the good work! I am really thrilled to have been part of this awesome project. \o/

Cheers, Nicole

On 9 October 2012 10:34, Jane Darnell jane023@gmail.com wrote:

Sweet!

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On Oct 9, 2012, at 10:24 AM, Platonides platonides@gmail.com wrote:

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Congratulations everybody!

Old record: http://www.webcitation.org/6Aq4K07SO WLM 2011: http://www.webcitation.org/6BHTQjSdu

Current record: http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-6000/largest-photography-competi...

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Hi Racso,

This is unfortunately how Guinness World Records works. The record has to go to an organization (legal entity) or person that actually organized it. Wikimedia Nederlands, as the official organizer of the international part of the competition, is the organization that comes closest to it. Guinness World Records isn't really "built" for online events, which is also the reason you will see 'the Netherlands' as location for the competition, and not 'Europe' (which would have been my preference for 2011). We can't simply edit their framework - if we want to be recognized by them, we have to make sure we fit in. Somehow.

Best, Lodewijk

2012/10/9 Racso racso@colombia.com

Awesome :) Congratulations to everyone! Now, let's break it again :D

Just a quick though: isn't there a way to "give" (not sure about which would be the right verb here) the record to the "Wiki Loves Monuments Organizers (Worldwide)"? While I'm very happy with it being "given" to WM Nederland (Nederlands), I would be even happier if it could be "given" to all the organizing teams at the same time (I'm only talking about the record registry; obviously, if some kind of certificate or trophie is given, I guess it has to be at a single place at once). If it's not possible for the 2011 record, would it be for the 2012 (which we know we will get :D) one?

2012/10/9 Lodewijk lodewijk@effeietsanders.org

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Hi all,

We have seen it coming for a while, but now it is official: Wiki Loves Monuments has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the Worlds Largest Photography Competition! With 168,208 submissions we squashed the previous record by roughly 50%. For 2012 we will likely squash our own record, but it will need some time to become official.

Please find the blog post on the Wiki Loves Monuments blog here: http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/wiki-loves-monuments-2011-officially-broke...

Thank you all for making this possible! It was a great journey and I am very glad that all your work gets some extra touch this way!

Best,

Lodewijk

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it might be that the requirements differ from category to category. The cases you mention are indeed quite different from that, and some of them are obviously different. They seem to be especially tough when it comes to things that can be organized (since those need the closest certification).

In any case, I don't exclude the possibility that if we negotiate long enough, we might be able to persuade them. However, that would have significantly delayed the recognition. It was hard enough as it is - which you can ask me about next time we meet, but I prefer not to discuss those details on a public mailing list as you may understand :).

Lodewijk

2012/10/9 Racso racso@colombia.com

Thanks for the answer, Lodewijk!

I'm confused. I've seen records "given" to the following:

• The Antartica (a continent, Where: Antartica) -

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/records-3000/most-sparsely-populated-con...

• Augie (a dog, Where: USA) -

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/most-tennis-balls-held-in-the-mouth-dog/

• The Arnold Family (a family, Where: USA) -

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/largest-competitive-pok%C3%A9mon-videoga...

• The password 123456 (a password, Where: Not applicable) -

http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/9000/most-common-hotmail-p...

• The Great Internet Mersenne Prime Seach Project (an internet

project, Where: [empty]; note that the record is given to the project, not to the corporation that operates it) - http://www.guinnessworldrecords.com/world-records/3000/largest-known-prime-n...

Still, it's obvious that you have the most experience about the topic and limitations here, given that you already have been in touch with the Guiness World Records. Maybe the records *of this specific category* must be "given" to organizations?

Racso

2012/10/9 Lodewijk lodewijk@effeietsanders.org

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Hi Racso,

This is unfortunately how Guinness World Records works. The record has to go to an organization (legal entity) or person that actually organized it. Wikimedia Nederlands, as the official organizer of the international part of the competition, is the organization that comes closest to it. Guinness World Records isn't really "built" for online events, which is also the reason you will see 'the Netherlands' as location for the competition, and not 'Europe' (which would have been my preference for 2011). We can't simply edit their framework - if we want to be recognized by them, we have to make sure we fit in. Somehow.

Best, Lodewijk

2012/10/9 Racso racso@colombia.com

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Awesome :) Congratulations to everyone! Now, let's break it again :D

Just a quick though: isn't there a way to "give" (not sure about which would be the right verb here) the record to the "Wiki Loves Monuments Organizers (Worldwide)"? While I'm very happy with it being "given" to WM Nederland (Nederlands), I would be even happier if it could be "given" to all the organizing teams at the same time (I'm only talking about the record registry; obviously, if some kind of certificate or trophie is given, I guess it has to be at a single place at once). If it's not possible for the 2011 record, would it be for the 2012 (which we know we will get :D) one?

2012/10/9 Lodewijk lodewijk@effeietsanders.org

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Hi all,

We have seen it coming for a while, but now it is official: Wiki Loves Monuments has been officially recognized by Guinness World Records as the Worlds Largest Photography Competition! With 168,208 submissions we squashed the previous record by roughly 50%. For 2012 we will likely squash our own record, but it will need some time to become official.

Please find the blog post on the Wiki Loves Monuments blog here: http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/wiki-loves-monuments-2011-officially-broke...

Thank you all for making this possible! It was a great journey and I am very glad that all your work gets some extra touch this way!

Best,

Lodewijk

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