I've finished putting in everything I want to say about an adjustment to our long-term goals and direction at http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Feedback... and will just note that this isn't a major proposed change, just a suggestion of how we can look to the future and start making some fairly small (but long-lasting) changes now.
Roel Balingit's note from WLMPH (below) leads me to one example of how the proposed changes might work. They got an expression of interest from Natural Wonders Foundation (Philippines) to start a project similar to WLM.
If we had a more permanent, more flexible organization, they could be referred to a (new) page on what is required to start such a project. It would likely include things like a *list of sites *connection with a Wikiproject or chapter *jury process recommendations *recommendations for prizes
and they'd see what would likely be needed for the WLM-type project. They might come back with "here's our list, with coordinates. Wikiproject Philippines could likely coordinate. We're willing to provide jurors and $xxx in prizes." At that point the Philippines folks, would be in a much better position to decide whether they wanted to go forward, and know the things that they would have to do and whether they have the resources, especially manpower, to do it. For example they might go back to the Natural Wonders people and say "we wouldn't be able to do it for the whole country, but we could for xxx region, and then maybe next year ...."
All the best, Pete Ekman User:Smallbones ------------------------------ Message: 2 Date: Mon, 5 Nov 2012 10:03:57 +0800 From: Roel Balingit roel.balingit@wikimedia.org.ph To: Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Long term Message-ID: CA+cNg2Su=pQnZVBdt8KfAsAA-3XG_gA8d936VCDOc+ae=Cv_8A@mail.gmail.com Content-Type: text/plain; charset="windows-1252"
If I may just provide input, at the height of Wiki Loves Monuments Philippines, we received a phone call from Natural Wonders Foundation (Philippines) about a proposal that they would like to launch a similar project like Wiki Loves Monuments, in this case featuring the natural beauty of the country. I informed them that we are very interested about it, we may just need to discuss it after WLM international has completely wrapped-up, by then we would have finished our documentation. Though in the hindsight we are looking at Cultural mapping activities, because unlike most countries, heritage is often neglected in our country, so we better start going around photographing and documenting it.
Roel WLMPH
On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:05:27 -0500, Peter Ekman wrote:
I've finished putting in everything I want to say about an adjustment to our long-term goals and direction at
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Feedback... and will just note that this isn't a major proposed change, just a suggestion of how we can look to the future and start making some fairly small (but long-lasting) changes now.
Roel Balingit's note from WLMPH (below) leads me to one example of how the proposed changes might work. They got an expression of interest from Natural Wonders Foundation (Philippines) to start a project similar to WLM.
If we had a more permanent, more flexible organization, they could be referred to a (new) page on what is required to start such a project. It would likely include things like a *list of sites *connection with a Wikiproject or chapter *jury process recommendations *recommendations for prizes
and they'd see what would likely be needed for the WLM-type project. They might come back with "here's our list, with coordinates. Wikiproject Philippines could likely coordinate. We're willing to provide jurors and $xxx in prizes." At that point the Philippines folks, would be in a much better position to decide whether they wanted to go forward, and know the things that they would have to do and whether they have the resources, especially manpower, to do it. For example they might go back to the Natural Wonders people and say "we wouldn't be able to do it for the whole country, but we could for xxx region, and then maybe next year ...."
All the best, Pete Ekman User:Smallbones
This is also exactly my point: Not discussing now whether this would be in-scope (I am advocating heritage, but there could be other opinions), if we have such a meta-project, which has good relations with en.wp projects on one side, and WLM Philippines on the other side, and also with users who are not experts in Philippines nor in natural heritage, but would be interested in participating in a drive - this could considerable simplify things.
Cheers Yaroslav
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