Nina, This subject has been mentioned a few times on this list. The problem with monuments that have already disappeared is that there is no "unique identifier" for them (unless the monuments list has not been updated!). For monuments that are destroyed or torn down after WLM, I guess the Wikimedia Commons pictures can remain as an archive, but their "unique identifier" will probably eventually disappear from our lists and the pictures will no longer be used on Wikipedia at all (unless they were used in a separate article, for whatever reason).
I suppose we could create a new category called "Former Monuments" or something like that to put such pictures in, since they technically no longer belong to the set of monuments we refer to as "the database". To do this we probably need to add a new template. That takes care of the case "WLM photo was already uploaded during a WLM competition, but the monument has since been destroyed or torn down". I don't see how newly uploaded pictures of former monuments can be eligible for the photograph competition unless we have unique identifiers. Does anyone have any ideas on this? I agree with Nina that this could be interesting from a cultural heritage standpoint. I just don't see how we can include this in the project. Jane 2012/1/16, Nina Wikipedia <[email protected]>: > I have been thinking a lot, and it will be very useful to have sets of > pictures who describe monuments. When we loose something in fire etc. those > pictures are gold. Can we have a part of wlm this way? > > Nina > Sendt fra min iPad > > Den 16. jan. 2012 kl. 22:58 skrev Lodewijk <[email protected]>: > >> Hi all, >> >> I guess it is time for a small update! Some work has been done already, >> but mainly behind the screens and as a follow up of what was discussed in >> Amsterdam in December. You can find already some start of documentation on >> what Wiki Loves Monuments is/will be like on >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Documentation >> (some things to be decided) and you will find an initial timeline for the >> international organization on >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Timeline >> (thank you Tomasz!). An advised timeline for local organizing will follow >> at the same page, but it might be helpful to just scroll through it and >> appreciate the work ahead :) >> >> If you want to get started with organizing Wiki Loves Monuments in your >> country, please don't hesitate to start making preperations! September >> 2012 is closer than you think. Past experiences teach that especially >> getting the infrastructure on the wiki (including getting the official >> lists) is the most time consuming task which has to happen ahead of time. >> For now, please add your country to >> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012 if you >> didn't do so yet. >> >> I am also happy to be able to say that four volunteers with a lot of 2011 >> experience have been found to form a core coordination team for 2012 - >> Maarten (Multichill), Elke (Elya), Tomasz (Odder) and myself will be >> trying to coordinate efforts. Of course the main workload will still lay >> with the national teams and also internationally any help will be >> appreciated. We will do extra our best to create good documentation and I >> hope that you all will ask your questions here and on the wiki in a timely >> manner - that way we can avoid last minute discussions, misunderstanding >> and other issues. Communication is always a challange, so I hope you will >> help with that. >> >> Also, the board of Wikimedia Nederland has indicated to be willing to be >> the budget holder for WLM 2012, and be the official organizer for the >> international contest - you shouldn't notice a lot of that as long as >> things go well, but we simply need an organization to be able to sign off >> on things (such as a world record attempt ;-) ). If there are no major >> objections, I'll ask the WMNL board to make that official soon. Also, >> we're trying to find the best way possible to ensure there is a good >> communication and task management on an international level. Last year we >> found in the evaluation that this was a bottle neck which caused several >> other things to go imperfect, so we're trying to find a way to give some >> professional support to the international coordination - that way we can >> make sure holes are being filled and there is a backbone present. I hope >> that will help make things run more smoothly that way. >> >> I hope that 2012 will be an even greater contest - seeing all the >> interested countries from over the world I am both enthusiastic and a >> little intimidated - I hope we can set off a wonderful international >> event. >> >> With kind regards, >> >> Lodewijk >> _______________________________________________ >> 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
