looking forward to further developments! Please let us know when others can help.
Lodewijk 2013/7/2 Santiago Navarro Sanz <[email protected]> > Great! > > > Date: Tue, 2 Jul 2013 00:33:46 +0200 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [Wiki Loves Monuments] Wiki Loves Monuments 2013 in Germany > > > > > Hi folks, > > > > this is just a short update about what is going in Germany. > > > > The structure of heritage institutions is a little bit complicated in > > Germany as they are organized on state level (which more than often > > delegated it on regional level) and a lot of private organizations take > > care about cultural heritage. (The most prominent one might be Deutsche > > Stiftung Denkmalschutz.) Nonetheless, there is a heritage project in > > de-Wikipedia since at least 2010, which focused on Wiki Loves Monuments > > over the past years. Where available a lot of heritage registers > > (Denkmallisten) are covered and Wikipedia is most likely the richest > > source for German heritage registers on the internet. > > > > Photos from German cultural heritage monuments entered Wiki Loves > > Monuments in 2011 and 2012, so we can access a lot of infrastructure > > from previous years. Unlike other countries, Wiki Loves Monuments is > > very community-driven in Germany and the local chapter, Wikimedia > > Deutschland, is only supporting on demand. (With a community skeptical > > in general about any contribution by the chapter, which has a touch on > > content, this might be quite natural.) So, organizing Wiki Loves > > Monuments 2013 in Germany works pretty much the Wikipedia way. A little > > chaotic, but full of creativity. (-; > > > > Preparations started late this year. At the moment we are about to > > organize a jury. We are still in need for awards, partners and sponsors. > > The plan to not become one more player in the field of cultural > > heritage, but to get in contact with major organizations and > > institutions, did not work out — again. The website > > http://wikilovesmonuments.de is not yet updated. And that is just to > > mention a few points that need attention. But after last years > > experiences, I am confident that on the 1st of September everything > > works fine. > > > > So the bottom line is: Germany will participate in Wiki Loves Monuments > > 2013! > > > > For any questions, see > > > http://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/Deutschland. > > > Comments in English are welcome. > > > > Alex > > > > > > -- > > Alexander Sommer > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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