Hi! I wrote a short press release (about both local and global results) and biggest news site in Latvia published it with pictures: http://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/art/foto-noskaidroti-pasaules-lielaka-fotokonkursa-uzvaretaji.d?id=48325309
Mārtiņš On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive <nurunnabyhas...@gmail.com > wrote: > Bangladeshi leading newspaper The Daily Prothom Alo published this news > today: http://www.prothom-alo.com/technology/article/1042909 > > -Hasive > WMBD > > On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:56 PM, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikime...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> Hi Philip, >> >> Thanks for the note. :) We do look forward to working with you more >> closely for 2017 as we rethink our strategies around countries that have >> captured (almost;) all their monuments via photos. >> >> Best, >> Lily >> >> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Philip Kopetzky < >> philip.kopet...@wikimedia.at> wrote: >> >>> Hi all! >>> >>> I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the international >>> WLM team on a job well done and thank them for the work and energy they >>> have put into organising the international contest this year! :-) >>> >>> Best, >>> Philip >>> >>> On 15 December 2016 at 20:06, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikime...@gmail.com> >>> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all, >>>> >>>> It's been an incredible 4 months. On behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments >>>> international team I'd like to thank /all/ of you who made this year's >>>> contest possible. We have achieved a lot together. >>>> >>>> In this email, we're sharing with you the result of the contest. There >>>> are 15 winners in this year's contest chosen among 392 photos that made it >>>> to the international contest. The international jury carefully reviewed >>>> these photos and chose the top 15 among them. >>>> >>>> Like any other contest, there are photos and countries that have made >>>> it to the top 15 and those who haven't. It's important for us to remember >>>> that our work towards free knowledge for everyone is beyond the >>>> geographical borders and contests. The contest is a means to an end. This >>>> is a day that we all should celebrate for empowering more people to share >>>> in the sum of all human knowledge, for helping them bring amazing photos to >>>> Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, Wikidata, and our other projects, >>>> and for helping them discover their heritage. >>>> >>>> All key metrics showed significant growth compared to last year: the >>>> number of participating countries (more than 30% increase), the number of >>>> participants (62% increase), the number of first time contributors to >>>> Wikimedia projects (78% increase), and the number of photos uploaded (20% >>>> increase). This year we also welcomed four first time participating >>>> countries from very different parts of the world: Bangladesh, Greece, Peru, >>>> and South Korea. I want to emphasize this: /you/ made all of this happen! >>>> :) >>>> >>>> Now, please sit back and enjoy the result of your efforts: >>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2016 >>>> _winners#Winners >>>> >>>> You can read the blog posts about the results as well. They are: >>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/winners-2016/ >>>> and >>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/12/15/seventh-annual-wiki-lo >>>> ves-monuments/ >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Lily, on behalf of the WLM international team >>>> >>>> -- >>>> User: LilyOfTheWest >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> WLM-Announce mailing list >>>> wlm-annou...@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wlm-announce >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> User: LilyOfTheWest >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> > > > > -- > *Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) **:: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী (হাছিব)* > User: Hasive <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hasive> | > GSM/WhatsApp/Viber: +8801712754752 > > Administrator | Bengali Wikipedia > <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Hasive> > Board Member | Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://www.wikimedia.org.bd/> > fb.com/Hasive <http://fb.com/NCHasive> | @nhasive > <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | www.nhasive.com > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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