Hi all,
I have just roughly translated your mail to German and put it on our blog:
http://blog.wikimedia.de/2011/12/18/wiki-loves-monuments-2012-weltweit/
Cheers,
Nicole
On 18 December 2011 16:56, Maarten Dammers <maarten(a)mdammers.nl> wrote:
FYI, we send out the following email to several lists.
Please spread the
word :-)
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Hello everyone,
As you may have heard, a little while ago some organizers of Wiki Loves
Monuments 2011 came together in a rainy and cold Amsterdam to evaluate the
2011 edition, and kick off documentation for 2012. We would like to share
some of the results of our meeting with you.
The first and most important information is:
* There is going to be a Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 -- and if there is
interest, we are going global!
We would like to get a feeling of in how many countries there would be
people potentially interested in organizing a Wiki Loves Monuments
nationally; but firstly, let us start with the basics.
Wiki Loves Monuments is a photo contest organized in 2010 and 2011 in,
respectively, the Netherlands and in Europe. The contest asks the general
audience to upload pictures of monumental/historical sites and buildings
during September. It has a federal structure and is organised seperately in
every participating country by the local people who know how things work in
their area; best photos from all countries are nominated for an
international contest.
In 2011 this contest was very successful, with more than 165.000 photos of
monuments in 18 participating countries submitted in total. This was
possible thanks to the hard work of hundreds of volunteers in those
countries who helped organise Wiki Loves Monuments in one way or another.
The winning pictures have been published on
<http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu> and on Wikimedia Commons:
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011_winners>.
Besides the wonderful direct impact on the overall quality and coverage of
heritage and culture topics, Wiki Loves Monuments is a fantastic opportunity
to reach some of our important goals: we had a participation of over 4.000
new users who created the first ever community-driven contribution peak on
Wikimedia Commons
(<http://stats.wikimedia.org/reportcard/#new_editors_per_month>); we have
also helped in establishing cooperation between Wikimedia groups & chapters
and some of their local cultural institutions and organisations in several
countries.
Would you be interested in organizing a Wiki Loves Monuments in 2012 in your
country? Would you like to know more? Find all the details at
<http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012>. We
have put together some information there for you -- and much more will
follow soon.
We would also like you to join our public mailing list where everyone is
welcome to ask any questions about the details on how to organise a Wiki
Loves Monuments in your country. This is a place where many organizers of
2011 are already on and we will use that as our main channel for
communications and information dispersion in 2012. Be bold and sign up for
the list at
<https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments>.
So, please speak up if you're interested!
Best regards,
Lodewijk, Maarten & Tomasz (on behalf of so many others)
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