Craig has a good point, but this is a lovely example of two projects planning on very different timescales. The most important countries for a future Wiki Loves Monuments campaign are some of the very countries that fundraising could have had this September, the ones where there has not yet been a WLM but where a group of volunteers will emerge in the next few months. How can one predict where they will be?

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Firstly, I'm delighted to see that a mutually acceptable compromise has been reached here. Well done everyone in coming together with the best interests of the entire movement in mind.

If I can make a suggestion though, I'd suggest that the fundraising team and the community, particularly the WLM crew, get together *now* and try to work out how those campaigns are going to be coordinated so that this doesn't happen again next year, while there are still good vibes in the air. Something we're all really bad at as a movement, is procrastinating on these sort of issues, but if there is a bit of forward planning there's no reason that everyone can't have their cake and eat it too.

Cheers, Craig