Thank you very much! I do appreciate your help Best, antanana
2013/8/14 Lodewijk <[email protected]> > Hi, > > Yes, every prize would move one up. I would suggest that you always > contact the 2 or 3 people who are 'runner-up' (in your case place 4 & 5) > and tell them they are in the top-5, and that you would like to get their > contact details in case they end up in the top-3 either because they are > the best or because someone does not reply in time. You should not have to > wait until you know for sure you have to move up. > > Best, > Lodewijk > > > 2013/8/14 наталія тимків <[email protected]> > >> Hi Lodewijk, thank you for your quick response! >> >> Could you explain a bit more here: >> >> >> *I would rather see that the prize moves to the next in line. Otherwise >> you have a complicated scheme of budget etc. I think it is better to >> actually award everything. This does mean that no prizes can be sent out >> until that period is over though - they might get a higher prize! * >> >> The 1st place is not responding, so the 2nd place gets the 1st place >> prizes? And so on? And what to do with the last in the line? The 3rd place >> prize, for example? We are to look for the 4th one then? >> >> antanana >> >> 2013/8/14 Lodewijk <[email protected]> >> >>> Hi Antanana, >>> >>> >>> 2013/8/14 attolippip <[email protected]> >>> >>>> Dear all, >>>> >>>> Could you share with us your awards giving algorithm? >>>> >>>> We (Wikimedia Ukraine) awarded the winners at the ceremony itself and >>>> sent the prizes by post to the ones that were not able to come in person. >>>> >>>> This year there are talks of abandoning this practice and switching to >>>> "The Participant is to be present at the Awards Giving Ceremony to get the >>>> prizes" (but it seems a bit too expensive for me, as we compensate winners' >>>> travel costs, and sending by post is usually cheaper, than paying for >>>> "there and back again"). >>>> >>> >>> I am not aware of any WLM contest that had a requirement to appear at a >>> ceremony. Since anyone in the world could technically win (if they made the >>> photo while on vacation for example) I don't think this would be very >>> reasonable either. >>> >>> >>>> I have found out that sometimes the contest rules set some time period >>>> for winners to contact, and it sounds something like this: >>>> >>>> The Organizer will use reasonable efforts to contact the Winners, but >>>> in the event the Organizer cannot contact Winners within "_____" business >>>> days from the time of judging, that Participant shall be deemed void. >>>> >>> >>> Contacting is always a tricky one. At least internationally we had a >>> rule that an activated email address is required. We will enforce this a >>> bit stronger this year probably. We did leave a message on the talkpage >>> where relevant, but this was mostly a courtesy. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On one hand, it DOES take time to find out the real person behind the >>>> nickname sometimes, and storing the prizes seems okay for two weeks (a >>>> months?), but after a long while it just seems that people do not care - >>>> why should we? >>>> >>> >>> We usually contacted them in NL without telling which prize they won - >>> that motivates a lot because they will have a chance to win the first >>> prize. If they won the last prize they might just ignore you and answer >>> some other emails first, and then forget all about it... We also asked >>> them for a ranked list of preference of the prizes, and awarded the prizes >>> on a first-prize-first-pick . This also helps, because they can influence >>> what they won by responding. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> On the other hand, if a winner really can't come then and there - why >>>> deprive him or her of getting the deserved? >>>> >>> >>> Totally agreed. >>> >>> >>>> >>>> I would root for someting like giving a month to contact the Organizer. >>>> If failed - the prize becomes a donation to some other contest. >>>> >>> >>> I would rather see that the prize moves to the next in line. Otherwise >>> you have a complicated scheme of budget etc. I think it is better to >>> actually award everything. This does mean that no prizes can be sent out >>> until that period is over though - they might get a higher prize! >>> >>> Lodewijk >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> 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 >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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