Hi Jane, you scared me! Could you please point out specifically where a 0 would be missing, because I don't see it.
Am 6. September 2011 08:09 schrieb Jane Darnell <[email protected]>: > Lodewijk, > It pleases me to say that you are missing a zero in that number in the lead > paragraph! > (congratulations again to everybody for this spectacular result in the > first week!!!) > Jane > > 2011/9/6 Lodewijk Gelauff <[email protected]> > >> Hi all, >> >> Please find below the European press release as we're sending it our. A >> huge thanks to Moka Pantages at the Wikimedia Foundation for helping on >> drafting this - hopefully it will help WLM getting picked up by news outlets >> :) >> Please distribute as you feel fit in your relevant countries. >> >> Best, >> >> Lodewijk >> * >> * >> *== PRESS RELEASE ==* >> * >> * >> *Wikimedians team up to make European Cultural Heritage Accessible to the >> World * >> *Volunteers from 16 European Countries Have Uploaded 15,000 Images and >> Counting* >> >> Amsterdam, September 6, 2011--- Wikimedians from 16 European countries >> announced the first-ever Pan-European Wiki Loves Monuments contest, a >> photography contest, running throughout the month of September, focused on >> capturing and sharing images of important monuments and buildings in Europe. >> Since its September 1st launch, more than 1000 images have been uploaded >> from a few of the most active countries: France, Germany, the Netherlands, >> Poland and Spain. >> >> Europe has hundreds of thousands of historically and culturally >> significant monuments and buildings, most of which still have no >> freely-available images on the Internet. These important structures are >> often damaged or destroyed overtime, endangering the opportunity for people >> all over the world to access and learn about them. Although some prominent >> cultural artifacts are protected and documented by various international >> organizations and agencies, a majority of them are not. Wikipedia is one of >> the only freely-accessible shared places on the Internet offering a digital >> home to these artifacts, however, most of the culturally significant >> buildings and monuments in Europe are missing. This contest aims to make >> sure that they are represented in the form of images so that everyone, >> European or not, has access to Europe's cultural heritage. >> >> “Wikimeda’s ultimate goal is to make all information freely available to >> everyone in the world, and images of Europe’s important cultural structures >> are needed to complete this mission. All over Europe, important monuments >> are tucked away from the rest of the world--they haven't been documented or >> shared on a website like Wikipedia," said Lodewijk Gelauff, one of the lead >> organizers of the European contest. "There are hundreds of thousands of >> monuments that people walk past every day and they have no idea these >> structures are culturally significant and should be shared." >> >> The contest is inspired by the successful 2010 pilot contest conducted in >> the Netherlands, which resulted in 12,500 freely-licensed images of >> monuments and buildings now freely-available to be used on Wikipedia and by >> anybody in the world. Wiki Loves Monuments runs throughout the entire month >> of September and is organized in independent national contests. Winning >> images from regional contests will then be submitted to the pan-European >> Jury. Participating partner countries include: Andorra, Austria, Belgium, >> Denmark, Estonia, France, Germany, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, >> Portugal, Romania, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland. >> >> The contest is supported by international organizations including the >> Council of Europe, the European Commission, Europeana and Europa Nostra. The >> month of September was selected as it coincides with European Heritage Days >> organized throughout Europe. Prizes, including a full scholarship to >> Wikimania in Washington, DC, will be awarded to winners medio December. More >> information about the contest and how to enter can be found at: >> www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >> >> “Europe's cultural artifacts have universal significance. And it’s not >> just about the documentation of these artifacts, it's about making sure >> they’re accessible to people no matter who you are or where you live in the >> world,” says Gelauff. >> >> Press Contacts: >> Lodewijk Gelauff, European co-ordinator Wiki Loves Monuments, +31 (0)6 49 >> 74 82 81 (Netherlands) - [email protected] >> Press contacts and press releases per country: >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011/Press >> >> About Wikimedia >> Wikimedia is the movement behind Wikipedia, supporting the same goals on >> realizing a world where all knowledge is freely available for every human >> being. This is possible through the US-based Wikimedia Foundation and a >> network of national associations which co-operate closely with the >> volunteers on the Wikimedia projects, such as Wikipedia. >> >> About Wikipedia >> Wikipedia and the other projects operated by the Wikimedia Foundation >> receive more than 390 million unique visitors per month, making them the 5th >> most popular web property world-wide (July 2011). Available in more than 270 >> languages, Wikipedia contains more than 18 million articles contributed by >> hundreds of thousands of people all over the world. >> >> >> === Q & A === >> *How are Wikimedia and the European Partners working together on this?* >> Wiki Loves Monuments is lucky to be supported by a wide contingent of >> European organizations - including the Council of Europe, the European >> Commission, Europeana and Europa Nostra. >> >> These organizations support Wikimedia through their extensive networks >> with their national partner organizations and through their communications. >> Some partners such as Europeana provide besides that also direct support by >> making awards available. >> >> *When will you announce the regional winners* >> The regional winners will be announced by their national organizations by >> the end of October or the beginning of November. They will submit their >> nominations for the European jury by October 31. >> >> *When will you announce the final winners* >> The European jury will deliberate in November about the nominees by the >> national juries and decide which photo will win the fully funded trip to >> Wikimania in Washington DC in 2012. The winners will be announced at the >> DISH conference in Rotterdam on 6-9 December. >> >> *How can I track the images being submitted?* >> All eligible images submitted are available through Wikimedia Commons: >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Images_from_Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2011 >> You can always see the last few submissions on the main page of >> www.wikilovesmonuments.eu . >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >
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