I like your idea of the e-reader - a Kobo seems a good choice - and perhaps
preferable to Amazon vouchers. If we scale down from an ereader for the
overall winner, smaller prizes for the best of the week sounds like a nice
idea. I'm not sure what thiese could be though, assuming that is a category
which goes ahead.
In terms of promoting the competition, WMUK has a blog and a Facebook page
where it can be mentioned. Other chapters might pick up the Facebook post
and share it.
On 18 November 2013 21:13, Adam Morgan <wikisorcery(a)gmail.com> wrote:
On 11 November 2013 at 12:45:31 Richard Nevell <
richard.nevell(a)wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
Hi everyone,
If there are volunteers interested in taking the lead on this,
Wikimedia UK
are prepared to provide prize(s) and people
outside the UK would be
eligible.
It's encouraging to see discussion about how to make the competition
work.
Richard
Well, I have a rough page set up for this at Wikisource:-
http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Tenth_Anniversary_Contest
I just need to know what Wikimedia UK is expecting here and what I should
write for the prize(s) information.
The initial idea was to award an e-reader to the winner (one that can read
EPUBs, like a Kobo, which Wikisource produces directly). On the Wikisource
mailing list some have said that this will put off entrants because those
that lag behind, or don't join on, the first day have no incentive to
continue. Amazon vouchers were suggested. There are possibilities for
alternative prizes on top of just the straight winner (such as best in
day/week, best on a particular text, etc).
So, what sort of prizes does WMUK have in mind and are there any opinions
on the prize-winning system (which does depend on the number of prizes).
Also, is there anything WMUK can do to help promote this?
The contest is supposed to start this Sunday (the project launched on 24
Nov 2003).
Some extra notes: This is, again, a bit late notice and arranged in a
hurry. I think it will work but, if nothing else, it will at least provide
experience for any later competitions (such as the 2015 en.wsanniversary). The original
idea was for just a week-long contest;
currently I've set it for a full month but I'm thinking of splitting the
difference at a fortnight. I've arranged for ten texts to form the
competition, covering a few different areas and interests; most were
already on Wikisource to start with but remain unfinished or unstarted.
I've added some very basic guidance to the page, hopefully this makes
sense to non-Wikisourcers but I would appreciate someone checking it.
- Adam
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