What!??!!! 15,000 already - OMG, this is really getting amazing...(OK I'll shut up)
2011/9/6 Lodewijk <[email protected]> > 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >
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