Hi Jane, I'm sorry if the language is confusing, but it is factually correct :) There are several countries which have more than 1000 images - no country has more than 10.000.
That is why we mentioned too that there are already 15,000 uploads :) Lodewijk Am 6. September 2011 08:39 schrieb Jane Darnell <[email protected]>: > We have 10,000, not 1000 pictures uploaded already! > > > 2011/9/6 Lodewijk <[email protected]> > >> 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 >>> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> 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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