[Wiki Loves Monuments] Special Awards

2013-09-20 Thread Lodewijk
Hi all, I'm happy to be able to announce two more Special Awards categories - both sponsored by Guiddoo! These awards focus on two areas in the world very interesting cultural heritage, but more challenges in organizing a competition. Their first Special Award focuses on Arab speaking countries.

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Russia?

2013-09-20 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)
Maarten Dammers, 20/09/2013 20:38: Ps Russia is not the only country with problems, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Monuments_database/Categorization/Statistics Fixing Italy depends on https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=53686 doesn't it? If not, I have no idea what

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Russia?

2013-09-20 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
On 20.09.2013 21:21, Federico Leva (Nemo) wrote: Maarten Dammers, 20/09/2013 20:38: Ps Russia is not the only country with problems, see https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Monuments_database/Categorization/Statistics Anybody knows the situation with the Philippines? If they need some

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Russia?

2013-09-20 Thread Yaroslav M. Blanter
On 20.09.2013 20:38, Maarten Dammers wrote: Hi, Can someone please tell me what is going on in Russia? Any plans to fix it? Please reply because this is affecting other countries and otherwise I'm forced to drop Russia. Maarten Ps Russia is not the only country with problems, see https://commo

[Wiki Loves Monuments] Russia?

2013-09-20 Thread Maarten Dammers
Hi, At https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%BE%D0%B5%D0%BA%D1%82:%D0%92%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%BB%D1%8E%D0%B1%D0%B8%D1%82_%D0%BF%D0%B0%D0%BC%D1%8F%D1%82%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%BA%D0%B8/Unused_images_of_cultural_heritage_monuments we have 28730 (!) potential images to be added to the list. I add

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Richard Nevell
Indeed, but so far there's not been much input at https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/CentralNotice On 20 September 2013 18:51, Lodewijk wrote: > i don't think anyone is against it, they just advocate to try multiple > angles :) > > Lodewijk > > > 2013/9/20

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Richard Nevell
Ok, it may not have much effect, but is there any harm in trying? On 20 September 2013 18:32, Maarten Dammers wrote: > Hi Maarten > > Op 20-9-2013 10:59, Maarten Deneckere schreef: > > I don't think we will gain that much new contributors using a more >> prominent sitenotice. Most people just

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Maarten Dammers
Hi Maarten Op 20-9-2013 10:59, Maarten Deneckere schreef: I don't think we will gain that much new contributors using a more prominent sitenotice. Most people just ignore it. Just ask friends and family, do they read that message? I organised WLM both in Belgium and South Africa, and I have f

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Lodewijk
i don't think anyone is against it, they just advocate to try multiple angles :) Lodewijk 2013/9/20 Richard Nevell > Ok, it may not have much effect, but is there any harm in trying? > > > On 20 September 2013 18:32, Maarten Dammers wrote: > >> Hi Maarten >> >> Op 20-9-2013 10:59, Maarten Den

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Andrea Zanni
We will have photowalks in Bologna, Ferrara and Parma tomorrow. We will have them in Sest San Giovanni, and if I'm not mistake Todi. Aubrey On Fri, Sep 20, 2013 at 10:59 AM, Maarten Deneckere < maartendeneck...@gmail.com> wrote: > I don't think we will gain that much new contributors using a mo

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Richard Nevell
Regardless, I think changing the wording would be a useful exercise if it has the potential to get new people involved. Richard On 20 September 2013 10:24, Maarten Deneckere wrote: > Michael, don't mistake page visits for uploads though > > We need to get people involved ... and the best way im

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Maarten Deneckere
Michael, don't mistake page visits for uploads though We need to get people involved ... and the best way imho is still the personal approach, as described above (+referrer stats only show part of your visitors) Groeten, Maarten 2013/9/20 Michael Maggs > I can tell from the referrer stats f

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Michael Maggs
I can tell from the referrer stats for the UK site - http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org.uk - that the majority of visitors are coming via the banner, mostly from the English Wikipedia, but a smattering from other Wikipedias. The proportion coming via some other route is quite small. Michael O

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Maarten Deneckere
I don't think we will gain that much new contributors using a more prominent sitenotice. Most people just ignore it. Just ask friends and family, do they read that message? I organised WLM both in Belgium and South Africa, and I have far better experiences attracting people with a personal approac

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

2013-09-20 Thread Andrea Zanni
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Michael Maggs wrote: > It's not rude: it has a double meaning in English. Maybe this would not > work in other languages. > > I think it's perfect :-) Aubrey > e, it sounds very rude. > I would say something reminding that we are on the last days of the > comp