Hi all,
on the half way of the contest, the central notice banners still speaks as: *Wiki Loves Monuments: Photograph a monument, help Wikipedia and win!* * * I'm sure many must feel it boring with the same same banner, and some new interactive banners might add some spice to the contest. The original banner live right now should be also made available when refreshed. I remember Tomasz W. Kozłowski was collecting few ideas weeks before.
Thanks! * * * *
Hi Karthik, thanks for the message.
Indeed I was collecting some ideas for banners in August, but it didn't work out in the end. However, we have been using some different banners for a few countries: #1: United States -- they are using a totally different phrase from the rest of the world due to the heritage terminology differences; #2: the Netherlands -- for a local Wiki Takes Gouda event and the Openmonumentendag series of events; #3: Israel -- advertising tours organised by Wikimedia Israel.
For the rest of the countries, we have been using the general banners, and I do not think it's /that/ boring for our visitors; I check our page views statistics every day (and log my actions at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Odder/CentralNotice_log), and this week we haven't received less than 190k per day - which isn't that bad, after all.
I plan to start the record banners (with the slogan "Participate in the world's largest photo competition and help improve Wikipedia!") as soon as we break 168,000 pictures uploaded in the competition -- which is going to happen in about 4-5 days, as far as I see.
I am gathering translations of the slogan at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/CentralNotice#Record_banner -- and by the way, we are still missing translations into Malayalam and Telugu :-))
Thanks,
Hi,
On Sat, Sep 15, 2012 at 2:39 AM, Tomasz W. Kozłowski odder.wiki@gmail.comwrote:
Hi Karthik, thanks for the message.
Indeed I was collecting some ideas for banners in August, but it didn't work out in the end. However, we have been using some different banners for a few countries: #1: United States -- they are using a totally different phrase from the rest of the world due to the heritage terminology differences; #2: the Netherlands -- for a local Wiki Takes Gouda event and the Openmonumentendag series of events; #3: Israel -- advertising tours organised by Wikimedia Israel.
I'm planning to do something same for Mumbai, India.
For the rest of the countries, we have been using the general banners, and I do not think it's /that/ boring for our visitors; I check our page views statistics every day (and log my actions at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Odder/CentralNotice_log), and this week we haven't received less than 190k per day - which isn't that bad, after all.
I plan to start the record banners (with the slogan "Participate in the world's largest photo competition and help improve Wikipedia!") as soon as we break 168,000 pictures uploaded in the competition -- which is going to happen in about 4-5 days, as far as I see.
Ohh, no problem. Just was curious as I had liked the plan.
I am gathering translations of the slogan at < https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Central...
-- and by the way, we are still missing translations into Malayalam and Telugu :-))
I've informed some Malayalam and Telugu people, and sure they will be doing it.
Thanks,
Tomasz W. Kozłowski a.k.a. [[user:odder]]
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