Dear Wiki Community,
Winter is in full swing and I'm sure that this means more editing time for many of us.
The week in review.
Wiki from Above Winners
The winners of the Wiki from Above 2015 competition were announced at the FPV Fest held in Stellenbosch over the weekend. A big thank you to all those who participated in the competition!
Here are the winners :
Best PHOTOGRAPH - SkyPixels - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/54/Bloubergdtand.jpg%7C Bloubergstrand
2nd Best PHOTOGRAPH - Aerial Picture and Video - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7/Pringle_Bay%2C_Western_C ape%2C_South_Africa.JPG%7C Pringle Bay
Best VIDEO FOOTAGE - Capricorn4049 - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/82/Piz_Surgonda%2C_aerial_v ideo.webm%7C Piz Surgonda
2nd Best VIDEO FOOTAGE - SkyPixels - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Cecil_Rhodes_Memorial_Ca pe_Town.webm%7C Cecil Rhodes Memorial Cape Town
Best Use on Wikipedia - Darkwing Aerials - http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c6/Roman_Rock_Lighthouse.we bm%7C Roman Rock Lighthouse
To see all the submissions for the competition, please visit the http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:WFA_2015 category on Commons.
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Joburgpedia Schools edit-a-thon
The second schools edit-a-thon took place at Constitution Hill on 30 May 2015. This event was attended by over 35 learners and educators who started working on their submissions for the writing competition. For future events, please like our http://www.facebook.com/Joburgpedia?ref=bookmarks Joburgpedia Facebook page.
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Evaluation Survey
Please remember to complete our http://wikimedia.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_5pXdPBtl9B5BsDH evaluation survey if you have not done so yet. The survey closes on 19 June 2015.
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http://wikilovesmonuments.co.za/wiki/Main_Page Wiki Loves Monuments
Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 starts in 88 days. If you plan on competing this year, take out that camera, dust your lenses and start shooting. Please like our https://www.facebook.com/WLMZA WLM Facebook page to be informed of the latest events.
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Chapter's Conference Report
Interested about what was discussed at the Chapter's Conference, please remember to visit the meta page or read our director Bobby https://bobbyshabangu.wordpress.com/2015/05/26/im-a-wikimedian-my-experienc e-on-wmcon-2015-in-berlin/ 's account of his time in Berlin.
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Wiki Loves Pride 2015
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Pride_2015 Wiki Loves Pride is a global campaign to expand and improve https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LGBT LGBT-related content across several https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_projects Wikimedia projects. The activities of Wiki Loves Pride are focused on June and October, traditionally the months when lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) communities around the world celebrate LGBT culture and history. To find out more about this competition, please visit their webpage.
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8th Meetup - Cape Town
A big thank you to all those who attended the 8th Wiki Meetup in Stellenbosch over the weekend. We will let you know when the next meetup is happening in your area.
Until next week, happy editing!
Wiki Regards
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