On Wed, Feb 15, 2012 at 2:26 PM, Maarten Dammers <[email protected]>wrote:
> Hi Sarah, > > Op 14-2-2012 3:25, Sarah Stierch schreef: > > Hi everyone, > > We just wrapped up an amazing GLAMcamp DC. Not only was the weekend > productive and inspiring, but we were able to solidify some solid plans for > this year's WLM. > > Buh, I missed it. Where can I find the detailed essay about the whole > glamcamp? ;-) > > Here is a brief yet disorganized summary: > > > - Kaldari gave a brief explanation to the group about how the tech > side works. This was to give us a better idea of what it would entail to > have the United States participate, and how he can help. (Thanks Kaldari > for volunteering!) > - Kippelboy gave a great explanation of how WLM worked > (Catalonia/Spain?) in his area and it was really really valuable. He also > was great at calming us all down - especially me! > - On that note, Benoit, myself, and a few other folks decided to be > BOLD! First, I'm working on the Commons page for the WLM US page, more to > come with that, I've been traveling and really really busy. That will > reflect these updates in an organized way. > > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_the_United_Stateslooks > good :-) > > > - We have decided once we can gain access to the WLM.us website (Aude > purchased) we are going to translate, copy and paste a WLM site that is > similar to others. Benoit is helping me with this, as I am not a tech > genius but I want to get it done since we are a bit behind schedule. > - We are going to translate WLM US into Spanish, hoping to get more > Spanish speaking communities involved. (Spanish speaking communities are > the fastest growing in the US) > > Would be nice to port the complete NRHP lists (like > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places_listings_in_Erie_County,_New_York) > to the Spanish Wikipedia (and maybe other languages too). Any Spanish > speakers who like this idea? I can do the technical part, but my Spanish > sucks so there I could use some help ;-) > > > - We have decided to focus specifically on ONLY the National Register > of Historic Places. Not only is this easier for us to digest the data > (since most of the data for state specific content isn't easily organized > on Wikipedia at this point), but it's also less overwhelming for first time > participants. Next year we can expand. Besides, over 1 million properties > are on NHRP - I think we'll be just fine :) > > According to my statistics we have 86144 listings in the database. A > listing can be multiple buildings (a historic distric). We have 35779 (41%) > with a photo so plenty of buildings left to take a photo of. Full > statistics at > http://toolserver.org/~erfgoed/api/api.php?action=statistics&stcountry=us&format=html&limit=0. > And of course you can use the api to include a map at your website like > at http://www.wikilovesmonuments.nl/monumenten/ > I am working to setup the website, probably using the wordpress theme that was developed for other sites. Of course, we can include a map. :) > > > - Templates will be modified so that each state can have it's own - > it'll just show the flag and name of that state. I'm not sure how all that > works, but, Jarek, Kaldari and Benoit are going to be on top of it. > > That's just a couple of lines at > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Template:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_country_logosto > add countries. Not sure if adding 50 state flags is a good idea. I'd > rather have just the USA flag. > > > - We will of course reach out to NHRP for a partnership opportunity > and we need to get a game plan together for other sponsors. Right now we > just need to get a web presence. > > National Park Service? Do you already have contacts there? Would be nice > to get in touch with them. I know the NRHP project at the English Wikipedia > has several questions. > Yes, we have NRHP contacts and we should talk to them again soon about WLM! :) Cheers, Katie > > > - We haven't quite solidified a judging process for the US winner, > however, we did agree that the public will vote on the winner(s). I'm > thinking it'll run something like the Commons Picture of the Day contest > with some assistance from volunteers to weed out just plain bad images > (blurry, rainy, ideally not helpful for WM projects). Not more details on > that at this time. > - We figure that since the US is so large, Wikimedians can organize > their own Wiki takes and road trip events, mixed with encouraging national > participation. All 50 states and US territories will be involved in the > NHRP data. > > Cool. Would love to see a lot of Wiki Takes events taking place! I > created > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Local_eventsas > a placeholder so we can keep track of them later on. > > > > - Flickr will be used, we might have some special groups organized, > contests, we're not sure yet. I'm a big Flickr person, so, I've offered to > lend a big hand with this. > > Other details are rather unimportant right now, but we've got the ball > rolling. Short term goal right now: > > - Get a web presence. > > I am seeking help, because I am not savvy with graphic design, to modify > the WLM logo to feature "United States" someplace in the logo. Please let > me know if you can help (or be bold and do it ;-) ). > > Do you really want to change the branding this way? > > This week I have other priorities, but I hope when I'm back in DC I can > get the website content started. Benoit and I will be speaking with each > other. I also know we want to have a meeting at Wikimania about this. > Perhaps after we get the web presence part started, a Skype can be arranged > or an IRC talk for those interested in volunteering for the US/Canada > events. We also are going to have cross-border events too :) > > We hang out in #wikilovesmonuments on Freenode > > I hope the US people don't mind me being bold about this, I just want to > get the ball rolling, and I know that myself, Kaldari, Benoit and Pharos > have agreed that "let's do this and get it started now," is the best > policy. Time is ticking! > > Exactly! I'm sure they love to see you do all the hard work ;-) I hope you > get a lot of people on board. > > Maarten > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.eu > -- President, Wikimedia District of Columbia http://wikimediadc.org @wikimediadc / @wikimania2012
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