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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