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 help Wikipedia and win... > > Osmar Valdebenito G. > Director Ejecutivo > A. C. Wikimedia Argentina > > > 2013/9/19 Richard Symonds <richard.symo...@wikimedia.org.uk> > This sounds very sensible. > > Richard Symonds > Wikimedia UK > 0207 065 0992 > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and > Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered > Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. > United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia > movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who > operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over > Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents. > > > On 19 September 2013 16:34, Michael Maggs <mich...@maggs.name> wrote: > As there seems to be little international discussion about updating the > CentralNotice text, I'm proposing in the next day or two to change the the > text for the UK (only) to > > Where have you been? Send us some photos! > > If anyone objects, please let me know. > > Michael > > > On 12 Sep 2013, at 05:10, Karthik Nadar wrote: > >> On Thu, Sep 12, 2013 at 1:21 AM, Romaine Wiki <romaine_w...@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Perhaps the best place for talking about the banners of the CentralNotice is >> at: >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/CentralNotice >> >> Discussion kicks off there! >> >> -- Karthik. >> >> >> >> Romaine >> >> -------------------------------------------- >> On Wed, 9/11/13, Lodewijk <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> wrote: >> >> Subject: Re: [Wiki Loves Monuments] drop off in submissions, banner >> To: "Wiki Loves Monuments Photograph Competition" >> <wikilovesmonuments@lists.wikimedia.org> >> Date: Wednesday, September 11, 2013, 7:45 PM >> >> (oh, and ps: probably native >> countries like the US and GB work very differently than >> non-native English countries. Here participate would >> definitely resonate much better, and 'snap' would >> only be confusing. But that is probably stating the >> obvious) >> >> >> >> 2013/9/11 Lodewijk >> <lodew...@effeietsanders.org> >> >> >> I think there are two major factors in our >> image count: >> 1) new participants, people who never edited >> before. 2) super uploaders, people with more >> than 100 images >> >> >> >> The highest contribution to the number of images >> is 2) by a leap. This is mostly people with a reservoir of >> images - primarily in Spain, Poland and Germany. >> The banner has primarily an influence on 1), >> which is also important. I definitely wouldn't mind a >> change in the banner, but I would suggest to let that >> coincide with the drop of Privacy Policy (which was poorly >> situated - the original plan was to run it in August). In >> some other countries, there are more banners competing even >> (like in NL, a conference banner with call for >> speakers). >> >> >> >> Another way than the wording, is the >> design. >> I would suggest we continue this 'what is the >> best banner' discussion on a talkpage somewhere, to keep >> it consistent. Romaine, what would be a good location for >> that? >> >> >> >> Lodewijk >> >> 2013/9/11 Michael >> Maggs <mich...@maggs.name> >> >> >> >> Both >> >> >> >> "Snap a snapshot for >> Wikipedia" and "It's a snap, Wiki Loves >> Monuments" >> >> >> >> are the best I >> have heard so far, and they would work in the UK as well as >> the US. Maybe have them both running at 50% >> ? >> >> >> >> Michael >> >> >> >> >> >> >> On 11 Sep 2013, at 17:41, >> Peter Ekman wrote: >> I too have noticed a drop off in photos submitted >> in the last few days. It's fairly important to >> determine what caused the drop off if we can. It might be >> something totally outside of our control, e.g. the situation >> in Syria, but might be something like a change in banner >> display, which we do have some control over. Did the drop >> happen in most countries? We don't have full control >> over all Wikimedia banners - we do have to share the space >> with others, but perhaps they might be willing to delay some >> of their displays if we ask nicely. >> >> >> >> >> I do agree that changing the banner from >> time-to-time can help. I don't agree that a banner of >> ""Participate >> in the world's largest photo-contest and >> help Wikipedia," >> would help any. The imperative verb >> "Participate" is very weak, and is not natural to >> American English speakers. It suggests a high school home >> economics teacher telling us that we have to bring cookies >> to the annual bake-off. Something more active is >> definitely needed, something along the line (but not >> exactly) of a high school football coach saying "Go out >> there and kick some butt!" That would definitely get >> some attention as a banner, but not the exact type of >> attention we want. A teaser ad might work however, e.g. >> "About your photos on Wikipedia .... (smaller type) >> upload them to Wiki Loves Monuments" >> >> >> >> >> >> "Snap" >> might be a verb we want to use. It gives an idea of the >> action that we want people to take (snap a snapshot), unlike >> "participate." So perhaps "Snap a historic >> site, Wiki Loves Monuments" It could wake people up. Or >> maybe "Snap a snapshot for Wikipedia". As a noun >> "It's a snap, Wiki Loves >> Monuments" >> >> >> >> >> I don't >> think these ideas are good enough yet for an actual banner, >> but I think that folks should brain-storm this and come up >> with new ideas. Straight informative banners can sound >> bureaucratic or just boring. Different languages or >> dialects should be considered separately, as translations >> are really tricky, e.g. "It's a snap" might >> mean something entirely different in British >> English >> >> >> >> >> PeteUser:Smallbones >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wlm2013-l mailing list > wlm201...@wikimedia.org.uk > http://lists.wikimedia.org.uk/mailman/listinfo/wlm2013-l > > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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