Hi Ilya, On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 2:07 AM, Ilya Korniyko <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi Leila, > Ukraine will not be able to submit photographs by October 25. > We need a month for jury work till November 1. > I am looking into this and will get back to you off-list. Best, Leila > > Regards, > Ilya, on behalf of the WLM Ukraine organizing committee > > On Mon, Sep 26, 2016 at 7:50 AM, Lily <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> >> Hi all, >> >> If you are a WLM organizer, jury coordinator in the national level, or a >> jury member, this email can contain crucial information for you. Everyone >> else, you can safely stop here. :) >> >> This email contains some best practices on how to run your local jury >> process with regards to criteria, jury membership and process. Finally, it >> includes some instructions on how to choose your jury tool. >> >> >> >> Timeline >> >> You should plan to start the jury process as soon as the competition ends >> in your country, this is October 1 for many of you. :) The international >> team expects to receive the top 10 photos of your country no later than >> October 25. >> >> Judging criteria >> >> While every national competition can choose the judging criteria based on >> the specific needs of the country, the international team recommends the >> following three judging criteria to be considered in the country-level jury >> processes: technical quality, originality, and usefulness of the photo for >> Wikipedia. If you are interested to learn more about these criteria, please >> read more about the judging criteria >> <http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/judging-criteria/> that the >> international jury will be using as explained in this blogpost by Lodewijk. >> >> Local jury set-up >> >> National competitions typically have a jury with at least 3 members (the >> more photos, the more jury members). The local jury set-up is usually >> defined based on the judging criteria you will choose to go with. The >> international team recommends that, depending on the number of photos you >> expect to have by the end of the contest, you have 1-3 Wikimedians (maybe >> those with quality/featured images on Commons), 1-3 people who are familiar >> or are experts in the heritage of your country (especially the monuments), >> and 1-3 people who are professional or (quality) amateur photographers. Of >> course, all jury members should be excluded from winning prizes awarded by >> the jury. The national jury can then nominate maximum 10 photos per >> country for the international finale. >> >> Jury process >> >> The jury process on the national level is defined by each country. The >> international team recommends the following process: >> >> Round 1: Yes/No or rating >> >> The goal of this round is to lower the number of competing photos to >> 400-700. If your total number of pictures is less than 500, you can skip >> this round. >> >> Jury members are asked to vote yes/no for each photo they are shown and >> are requested to stick to a maximum number of ‘yes’ votes (for example, >> 500). Based on these votes, a set of 400-700 photos is selected for the >> next round. If you have many photos, you may have to do this round in two >> steps. >> >> Round 2: Rating >> >> The goal of this round is to come to a selection of the top-50 images. >> Jury members are asked to rate/score each image with 1-5 stars. Based on >> the average from their votes, the top-50 is selected for the next round. If >> there are many pictures with similar scores, the coordinator can choose to >> select a top-40, top-60, etc. >> >> Round 3: Live meeting or ranking >> >> The goal of this round is to arrive at a final ranking and winning >> pictures. If geographically feasible, the jury can meet in person. The jury >> tool supports an alternative method: ranking. Each jury member is asked to >> rank their favorite 20 photos in order. Based on this ranking, points are >> awarded to each photo (20 for the number 1, 19 for number 2, etc). The >> total number of points determines the final result. Jury members are also >> asked to give a reason for selecting their top images. You can use this >> latter information to explain explain why the winner was selected, an >> information that can be useful for your jury report and press releases. >> >> Jury tool >> >> Unless you have a very small number of submissions (less than 100), it's >> usually efficient for your jury to use one of the available tools >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Jury_tools> for judging the >> photos. The international team would like to bring your attention to two >> tools: ‘Montage’ and ‘WLX’. Below you can find more information about >> these two tools. We suggest that you look into these tools now, and make >> your choice soon. >> >> Montage >> >> Montage is the new tool that has been developed this year by volunteers >> and per the request by the WLM international team. There are two features >> of the tool that are worth pointing out: The tool is designed and developed >> in a way that can accommodate the recommended jury process explained above >> (yes/no, rating, ranking features are supported). The developer team will >> also guarantee to provide timely support (within 24 hours) starting October >> 1. >> >> If you're a national jury coordinator or a jury member and want to test >> the current version of the tool, please leave a note on the tool’s >> discussion page <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Montage>. >> If you want to have a 1:1 conversation with one of the developers, please >> leave a message using the same link. You should feel free to leave >> questions/comments about the tool in the same page. If you are familiar >> with GitHub, you can also create issues on GitHub >> <https://github.com/hatnote/montage/issues>. Please note that the >> developers will continue adding features and smoothing the workflow until >> October 1, what you will test now will give you a sense of the basics you >> should expect. :) >> >> >> What is essential for you to be able to start the jury process on October >> 1 using Montage is the Wikimedia usernames of your jury members (if they >> don't have an account, please ask them to open one). If you decide to go >> with Montage, please gather this information sooner rather than later. >> >> WLX >> >> You can learn more about the tool here >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:WLX_Jury_Tool>. The tool has >> been used by many countries as part of WLM and WLE contests in the past >> years. If you're interested to use WLX, please contact Ilya (WLX's tool >> developer) in the tool's talk page >> <https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:WLX_Jury_Tool>. >> >> If you have any questions or comments, please don't hesitate to ask them >> here or off-list. >> >> Best, >> >> Leila >> >> -- >> User: LilyOfTheWest >> > > -- User: LilyOfTheWest
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