On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 6:10 PM, Michael Maggs mich...@maggs.name 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
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
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 mich...@maggs.name
I can tell from
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 maartendeneck...@gmail.comwrote:
Michael, don't mistake page visits for uploads though
We need to get people involved
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 more
i don't think anyone is against it, they just advocate to try multiple
angles :)
Lodewijk
2013/9/20 Richard Nevell richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk
Ok, it may not have much effect, but is there any harm in trying?
On 20 September 2013 18:32, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl wrote:
Hi
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
Ok, it may not have much effect, but is there any harm in trying?
On 20 September 2013 18:32, Maarten Dammers maar...@mdammers.nl 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
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 lodew...@effeietsanders.org wrote:
i don't think anyone is against it, they just advocate to try multiple
angles :)
It's not rude: it has a double meaning in English. Maybe this would not work in
other languages.
Michael
On 19 Sep 2013, at 16:59, Osmar Valdebenito wrote:
To me, it sounds very rude.
I would say something reminding that we are on the last days of the
competition and that you can still
By the way, quite some suggestions have been made on
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/CentralNotice
-
I would hope that more people take a look at it there, and discuss specific
suggestions there too.
Lodewijk
2013/9/19 Katie Chan
I read it as being pushy, if not rude. Maybe a British humor thing we don't all
get?
Matthew
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On Sep 19, 2013, at 9:10 AM, Michael Maggs mich...@maggs.name wrote:
It's not rude: it has a double meaning in English. Maybe this would not work
in other
Where have you been as in what lovely places have you visited?,
not why haven't you uploaded anything?.
On 19 September 2013 17:16, Matthew Roth Wikimedia mr...@wikimedia.org wrote:
I read it as being pushy, if not rude. Maybe a British humor thing we don't
all get?
Matthew
Sent from a
I must admit 'where have you been' did not come across as rude to me. It's
something you say to an old friend when you're pleased to see them.
However, this conversation does show that the phrase carries different
connotations in different countries. As the English-language banner can't
be
I agree that it sounds very rude. Instead you can say something like this:
Wiki Loves Monuments to end soon, participate in the contest and help
Wikipedia!!
Regards,
Karthik Nadar.
Secretary, Wikimedia India Chapter.
http://wiki.wikimedia.in
Participate in world's largest photo contest Wiki
To me, it sounds very rude.
I would say something reminding that we are on the last days of the
competition and that you can still help Wikipedia and win...
*Osmar Valdebenito G.*
Director Ejecutivo
A. C. Wikimedia Argentina
2013/9/19 Richard Symonds richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk
This
On Thu, Sep 19, 2013 at 9:43 AM, Richard Nevell
richard.nev...@wikimedia.org.uk wrote:
I must admit 'where have you been' did not come across as rude to me. It's
something you say to an old friend when you're pleased to see them.
I do get this connotation and the double meaning if it's an
This sounds very sensible.
Richard Symonds
Wikimedia UK
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Maybe it's too British :(
Let's try for something else, then. But please can we do it quickly so that we
can update the message soon (say by Saturday)?
Please comment at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/CentralNotice
and we will make a
Hi Michael,
please note that the banner texts are language specific (with the exception
of the USA). What you change in English, should work in most of the world
because English is the fallback default. I understand that creating an
exception banner for a particular country is a lot of work (it
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