good idea - the word monument is a tricky one! On Aug 16, 2013, at 2:02 PM, Michael Maggs wrote:
> Please can we not use the word 'monuments' at all in in relation to the > special prize? In the UK, the expression 'war memorial' means something > specific, and there will be virtually no UK entries of war memorials in that > sense, since very few of them are listed buildings (which is what we are > covering). In the UK, entries for the special award are likely to be > buildings that had some special relevance to the war. > > What about 'The WW1 special award', with entries simply having to be of a > structure having some special relevance to the Great War? > > Michael > > > ______ > On 16 Aug 2013, at 05:23, Lodewijk wrote: > > Hi Àlex, > > Op 23-7-2013 10:53, Àlex Hinojo schreef: >> 2) Beside of sponsoring main prize, We’ll have a special category within the >> contest entitled ‘World War I Monuments and Memorials'. > We already have a hard time explaining native English speakers that the > "Monuments" part in WLM is about old buildings and not about Monuments and > Memorials, this will create a lot of confusion. > > What about "War and monuments" as a special theme? That can be reconstructed > buildings, cementries, etc > > Maarten > > > > > > >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
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