I think this sounds like a really interesting idea, what do other people think?

Richard


On 7 November 2013 08:00, Michael Peel <michael.peel@manchester.ac.uk> wrote:
Something that WMUK could support?

Thanks,
Mike

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> From: David Cuenca <dacuetu@gmail.com>
> Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Preparing a proofreading contest for Wikisource's 10th aniversary
> Date: 7 November 2013 00:58:56 CET
> To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
> Reply-To: Wikimedia Mailing List <wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org>
>
> On the Wikisource mailing list we are discussing about a contest to
> celebrate Wikisource's 10th aniversary.
>
> The contest would be from Nov 24th till Dec 1st. During that time the
> participants would proofread a selection of books and they would get points
> per page. The one with the most points would win an ebook reader.
>
> So far WM-IT and Amical Wikimedia have comited each the prize for their
> respective contests on the Italian and Catalan Wikisource. WM-AU and WM-DC
> are considering to sponsor the English edition.
>
> If you would like to help us to organize more language editions or find
> more sponsors, get in touch.
>
> If you would like to participate, stay tuned! :)
>
> Cheers,
> Micru
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