Hi Jernej,

while you are free to choose any license as far as the rules are concerned (e.g. if you use an alternative upload method and add templates yourself), we chose many years ago already to not offer multiple licenses. Explaining that a license is free, is already hard enough. Given that we have 50-80% newcomers, we don't want to overload them with choices. So indeed: to keep the process as simple as possible. If you get feedback that this bothers newcomers, please let us know.

Lodewijk

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019 at 9:39 AM Jernej Polajnar jpolajnar.wiki@gmail.com wrote:

Hi all

a colleague at :slwiki noticed that the upload form only allows selection of the CC-BY-SA license for uploads within WLM campaigns. Since the WLM guidelines [ https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2019/Organis...]

specifically allow any free license including public domain, shouldn't the upload process reflect this? Or was it decided that the process should be as simple as possible?

Jernej

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An experienced user may use a different upload form, as long as the image ends up with the appropriate template. At least, that's what I have always done where i am involved: - Let the rules say that the images must use a free license such as *X, Y, Z...* but explicitly allow any license accepted in Commons. - Suggest using the WLM upload campaign, but document that they may use a different as ong as they use {{Wiki Loves Monuments 2019|country-code}}. - Put the burden on the uploader to ensure that they are using the right identifier but otherwise allow that it gets fixed by someone else.

By focusing the rules on the result instead of the how we avoid needing to verify *how* it was done, and only the final result is needed. It also allows advanced users to use other means, such as uploading using Commonist.

Other country contests may -perhaps inadvertently- have set more strict rules, though.

Kind regards

Everyone gave me inspiration. THANK YOU! I’m on in about 20 minutes and will report back later. I get 9 minutes!!! A journalist has prepped me, so that was a relief. Talk to you all soon.

On Thu, 12 Sep 2019 at 09.24, Isaac Olatunde reachout2isaac@gmail.com wrote:

Hello Karen,

Since you have know idea of what the questions would look like.

As someone who has talked about Wikimedia projects, Wikimedia photography contests (WLE, WLM etc) in tens of televisions and most recently Wiki Loves Earth on Channels TV, I can comfortably say that the questions are often simple. See my most recent interview on TV here: https://youtu.be/wqKbkNpaXrw

You may likely be asked the following questions

1. What is Wiki Loves monuments about?

*Answer*. Wiki Loves Monuments is an annual international photographic competition held during the month of September, organised worldwide by Wikipedia community members with the help of local Wikimedia affiliates across the globe. Participants take pictures of local historical monuments and heritage sites in their region, and upload them to Wikimedia Commons, a repository of photographs. This year Denmark is one of the participating countries and the contest is coordinated by Wikimedia Denmark. We encourage people to highlight the heritage sites in Denmark and capture pictures of these monuments, and put them on Wikimedia Commons under a free licence which can then be re-used not only in Wikipedia but everywhere by everyone.

What is Wikimedia Commons?

*Answer. *Wikimedia Commons unlike Wikipedia, is an online repository of free-use images, sounds, other media, and JSON files. It is a project of the Wikimedia Foundation. Most photos in the Internet are protected by copyright and cannot be reused without a written permission from the copyright holder. Wikimedia Commons is a platform where images may be reused without such written permission.

Who is eligible to participate?

*Answer : E*veryone is eligible to participate. It is not restricted to professional photographers only

What is the rule of the contest?

*Answer * The rule of the contest is simple.

1. Images contributed as part of this contest must be self taken and self

uploaded; 2. Images collected must be uploaded during September 2019; 3. During the upload process, you give permission with a CC BY-SA license to re-use the image; 4. The photographed object or structure must be a monument.

You can also read more about free licenses, Denmark's copyright law, and freedom of panorama in Denmark.

I hope you find this useful.

Regards

Isaac

On Thu, Sep 12, 2019, 7:51 AM Karen Mardahl <k.mardahl@gmail.com wrote:

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Hi,

I am a bit nervous because a journalist wants to interview me on the national radio in Denmark today about WLM. What do I say?!?!

I am not afraid of speaking to groups and such, but I have little preparation and the Wikimedia PR person just retired! Plus I am the one responsible for WLM so it is my duty to be the one to talk. I have no idea how long this will last. 3 minutes at most. Maybe 5 if I am lucky or unlucky!

The journalist thought it was a great thing that all citizens can try and it involved open data, CC, and all that. Those might be the themes.

What would you say and does anyone have a template (in English preferably

• too nervous for my French) for talking about WLM to the press?

Thanks so much!!

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