Dear Wikimedians, We are happy to announce that the second round of the 2018 Picture of the Year (twelfth edition!) competition is now open. In the second and current round, you may vote for up to 3 finalists you like. Each of these 3 votes counts equal and one candidate must be only voted once. Note: if someone casts more than three votes, only the 3 most recent votes will be counted. Round 2 will end 17 March 2019, 23:59:59. You can vote here: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2018/R2/Gall… Thanks, POTY 2018 committee ________________________________ Von: Steinsplitter Wiki im Auftrag von Steinsplitter Wiki <steinsplitter(a)wikipedia.de> Gesendet: Dienstag, 5. Februar 2019 15:47 An: Wikimedia Mailing List; Wikimedia Commons Discussion List; commons-poty(a)lists.wikimedia.org Betreff: Picture of the Year | 2018 | round 1 voting open Dear Wikimedians, We are happy to announce that the 2018 Picture of the Year competition is now open. This is the thirteenth edition of POTY. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons (FP) during the year 2018, to produce a single Picture of the Year. Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community. From professional animal and plant shots to breathtaking panoramas and historically relevant images, Commons features pictures of all flavors. For your convenience, we have sorted the images into topic categories. Two rounds of voting will be held: In the first round, you can vote for as many images as you like. The first round category winners and the top ten overall will then make it to the final. In the final round, when a limited number of images are left, you must decide on the one image that you want to become the Picture of the Year. Users must vote with an account meeting following requirements: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2018/Rules To see the candidate images just go to the POTY 2018 page on Wikimedia Commons: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Picture_of_the_Year/2018 Round ends on 17 February 2019, 23:59:59 [UTC]. Thanks, POTY 2018 committee