I partially agree with you. Here in Norway it has been a big drawback that WLM didn't start until September, and also has been almost invisible, at least in Norway :(. Starting earlier would enable participants to photograph during their holidays, and also even possibly inside monuments - many close in August when the schools start again. Also, the weather is a part of the problem... So, at least publishing lists earlier, and thus enabling ppl making photos inside (where allowed) could be great.
noorse On 27 September 2011 11:17, Yaroslav M. Blanter <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, 27 Sep 2011 11:00:16 +0200, Jane Darnell <[email protected]> > wrote: > > What amazes me more than the actual numbers of uploads is also the > number > > of > > new users with more than one upload - this is a big improvement over > last > > year and shows that the combination of the new uploader on Commons with > the > > "campaign" tactics of the WLM organizers has really made a difference. I > am > > already looking forward to our evaluation to see if anyone has any more > > brillant ideas to help us increase participation next year... > > > > But what could we do next year to beat this result? Better mapping? > Better > > id-lookups? Multi-lingual lists? All of EU? Africa? China? Alaska? Mars? > > > > Jane > > > > Again, I will write my opinion and suggestions in more details in the > beginning October, not to start the discussion now, but I think for most > countries (in particular, for the Netherlands) we will not be able to beat > this year in terms of the number of pictures because the monuments will be > over (in the Netherlands we are approaching now to the 60% mark, and by > next September I hope it will be more like 75%, without anything left in > the centers of big cities). I am not even sure that the Netherlands will > repeat the last year mark in terms of the number of pictures this year. My > vision is that we we should go to different dimensions, the most obvious > being article creation, and differentiate the countries - at least those > with the most monuments pictured from those which are only at the > beginning. I think it is pretty much obvious we can not expand forever. > > Cheers > Yaroslav > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu >
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