Dear Wiki Loves Monuments community,
A huge thank you to everyone who joined our *first WLM 2026 Virtual Office
Hour today!*
It was great to have organisers from different countries come together to
share experiences, ask questions, and exchange ideas as we prepare for this
year's campaign.
*Key discussions included:*
🔹 International jury selection and winner announcement timelines
🔹 WLM App experiences and country/monument availability
🔹 Event Registration and keeping participation simple
🔹 Early communication on special prizes and campaign details
🔹 Useful tools and experiences from previous WLM contests
For those who couldn't join us, you can catch up here:
🎥 *Recording:*
https://us06web.zoom.us/rec/share/tfOjUvaxZLXXWe5iE3Yi-27aEzc7Q1x0Zrj64tdpg…
🔐 *Password:* F$2bK9#S
Thanks again for making the session such a great conversation. Looking
forward to continuing the discussions and working together towards *WLM
2026!*
Best regards,
Lucy Iwuala
*For: Wiki Loves Monuments 2026 Organising Team*
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Dear Wikimedians,
Join us this Friday, 14 August at 17:00 UTC as we prepare for the 2026
campaign
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2026>.
The session will include:
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An overview of Wiki Loves Monuments 2026
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The 2026 programme timeline
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An introduction to the new WLM upload tool
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An open Q&A
Whether you're a new or returning organiser, contributor, photographer, or
simply interested in WLM, you're welcome to join, ask questions, and learn
how to prepare for the campaign.
👉 Register here: https://w.wiki/TPVp
We encourage interested participants to register in advance and plan to
attend.
We look forward to seeing you on Friday!
Best regards,
Lucy Iwuala
For: Wiki Loves Monuments International Team
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Dear Wikimedia Community,
As we prepare for Wiki Loves Monuments 2026
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2026>, we
are pleased to invite organisers, contributors, and the wider Wikimedia
community to the first WLM 2026 Office Hour.
📅 Friday, 14 August 2026
🕔 17:00 UTC
💻 Online
What to expect:
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🏛️ Overview of Wiki Loves Monuments 2026
-
📅 2026 programme timeline
-
🛠️ Introduction to the new WLM upload tool
-
💬 Open Q&A
Whether you're a new or returning organiser, contributor, or simply
interested in Wiki Loves Monuments, this session is an opportunity to get
informed, learn about available tools, ask questions, and prepare for the
2026 campaign.
Save the date! The meeting link and additional details will be shared soon.
We look forward to seeing you there.
Best regards,
Lucy Iwuala
*For:* Wiki Loves Monuments International Team
Dear organisers!
Wiki Loves Monuments 2026 is approaching!
In less than a month the first group of countries is going to start.
If you are organising WLM this year, please make sure *now* that your
country is in the list of countries to avoid problems and delays:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2026/Partic…
(This has been forgotten before, please avoid that mistake! )
(A few tips: don't wait to check/add until you notice there is no
banner/uploading, don't wait until it is 10 minutes before midnight that
you want to start, or at the last day before, don't think it will start in
October so you have time, don't think that your colleague organiser has
added your country, just check/add it now on the page, it avoids a lot of
issues! Having your country added in the list of countries is the 1st
requirement the international team has set. If you are late with adding,
please contact me!)
When you have added your country/checked for it: thank you!
Spoiler: The 2nd requirement is that you have a landing page.
Countries starting in September: your landing page needs to be ready at the
latest on 28 August!
Countries starting in October: your landing page needs to be ready at the
latest on 27 September!
When not ready on these days, the contest may get delayed or cancelled.
PS: You don't have to wait until the last day to have your landing page
ready, you may already have it (close to) ready this week!
There is a Telegram group called Wikilovesmonuments where you as organisers
are welcome to come!
- For asking questions, reporting issues and getting help.
- For getting inspiration what you can do.
- For helping others with questions.
- For seeing last minute notifications.
- For just for hanging out to see how it is going.
- For seeing how the event starts/end at the beginning and end of the
months.
If you have an urgent issue regarding the special upload wizard or with the
banner, contact me personally on Telegram for the fastest response. A bit
more slow: write something on my Commons talk page
<https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Romaine> or write somewhere
else and ping me. The slowest will be sending an e-mail.
If you are unsure if something is in order or even urgent, don't hesitate
and just contact me!
Don't forget: have fun! 😀
Romaine