[Wiki Loves Monuments] Translation on commons

2014-06-12 Thread Sylvain Machefert
Hello all, could someone who masters translations on commons update the main page of the competition ( https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2014 ) so that everything can be translated ? "Winning photos" and "Uploaded images" can't be translated, should be easy to update

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Minor prizes for combination of writing and photography?

2014-06-12 Thread Lodewijk
Hi Asaf, the idea was floated before, and I guess there are advantages and disadvantages. The biggest downside imho is that it is too complicated to explain quickly to new editors. However, this is typically something that could just be tried out by a country - and if I recall correctly there wer

Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Minor prizes for combination of writing and photography?

2014-06-12 Thread Àlex Hinojo
HI Asaf, in Catalan Areas we've been doing WLM for several years and we already have great photo coverage, so we are discussing if this year's editions should be focused on writing related Wikipedia articles ifor each monument instead of promoting taking pics. Nothing has been decided yet, but is

[Wiki Loves Monuments] Minor prizes for combination of writing and photography?

2014-06-12 Thread Asaf Bartov
Hi. In a grant discussing for funding this year's WLM competition in Pakistan, a member of the Grant Advisory Committee (GAC) brought up an idea I thought worth thinking about: offering one or two prizes, alongside the major top photo prizes, to those submitting good photos as well as creating/exp