On Mon, 5 Nov 2012 12:05:27 -0500, Peter Ekman wrote:
I've finished putting in everything I want to say
about an adjustment
to our long-term goals and direction at
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Feedbac…
and will just note that this isn't a major proposed change, just a
suggestion of how we can look to the future and start making some
fairly small (but long-lasting) changes now.
Roel Balingit's note from WLMPH (below) leads me to one example of
how
the proposed changes might work. They got an expression of interest
from Natural Wonders Foundation (Philippines) to start a project
similar to WLM.
If we had a more permanent, more flexible organization, they could be
referred to a (new) page on what is required to start such a project.
It would likely include things like a
*list of sites
*connection with a Wikiproject or chapter
*jury process recommendations
*recommendations for prizes
and they'd see what would likely be needed for the WLM-type project.
They might come back with "here's our list, with coordinates.
Wikiproject Philippines could likely coordinate. We're willing to
provide jurors and $xxx in prizes." At that point the Philippines
folks, would be in a much better position to decide whether they
wanted to go forward, and know the things that they would have to do
and whether they have the resources, especially manpower, to do it.
For example they might go back to the Natural Wonders people and say
"we wouldn't be able to do it for the whole country, but we could for
xxx region, and then maybe next year ...."
All the best,
Pete Ekman
User:Smallbones
This is also exactly my point: Not discussing now whether this would be
in-scope (I am advocating heritage, but there could be other opinions),
if we have such a meta-project, which has good relations with en.wp
projects on one side, and WLM Philippines on the other side, and also
with users who are not experts in Philippines nor in natural heritage,
but would be interested in participating in a drive - this could
considerable simplify things.
Cheers
Yaroslav