This is great to see! Thank you for the efforts of making these press publications happen. It would be great if you could share them in our general overview: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2016/Press_mentions
Best, Lodewijk 2016-12-20 15:51 GMT+01:00 Mārtiņš Bruņenieks <marti...@gmail.com>: > Hi! > > I wrote a short press release (about both local and global results) and > biggest news site in Latvia published it with pictures: > http://www.delfi.lv/kultura/news/art/foto-noskaidroti- > pasaules-lielaka-fotokonkursa-uzvaretaji.d?id=48325309 > > Mārtiņš > > On Tue, Dec 20, 2016 at 2:50 PM, Nurunnaby Hasive < > nurunnabyhas...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Bangladeshi leading newspaper The Daily Prothom Alo published this news >> today: http://www.prothom-alo.com/technology/article/1042909 >> >> -Hasive >> WMBD >> >> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 11:56 PM, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikime...@gmail.com >> > wrote: >> >>> Hi Philip, >>> >>> Thanks for the note. :) We do look forward to working with you more >>> closely for 2017 as we rethink our strategies around countries that have >>> captured (almost;) all their monuments via photos. >>> >>> Best, >>> Lily >>> >>> On Fri, Dec 16, 2016 at 5:13 AM, Philip Kopetzky < >>> philip.kopet...@wikimedia.at> wrote: >>> >>>> Hi all! >>>> >>>> I would like to take the opportunity to congratulate the international >>>> WLM team on a job well done and thank them for the work and energy they >>>> have put into organising the international contest this year! :-) >>>> >>>> Best, >>>> Philip >>>> >>>> On 15 December 2016 at 20:06, Lily <lilyofthewest.wikime...@gmail.com> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Hi all, >>>>> >>>>> It's been an incredible 4 months. On behalf of Wiki Loves Monuments >>>>> international team I'd like to thank /all/ of you who made this year's >>>>> contest possible. We have achieved a lot together. >>>>> >>>>> In this email, we're sharing with you the result of the contest. There >>>>> are 15 winners in this year's contest chosen among 392 photos that made it >>>>> to the international contest. The international jury carefully reviewed >>>>> these photos and chose the top 15 among them. >>>>> >>>>> Like any other contest, there are photos and countries that have made >>>>> it to the top 15 and those who haven't. It's important for us to remember >>>>> that our work towards free knowledge for everyone is beyond the >>>>> geographical borders and contests. The contest is a means to an end. This >>>>> is a day that we all should celebrate for empowering more people to share >>>>> in the sum of all human knowledge, for helping them bring amazing photos >>>>> to >>>>> Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wikivoyage, Wikidata, and our other >>>>> projects, >>>>> and for helping them discover their heritage. >>>>> >>>>> All key metrics showed significant growth compared to last year: the >>>>> number of participating countries (more than 30% increase), the number of >>>>> participants (62% increase), the number of first time contributors to >>>>> Wikimedia projects (78% increase), and the number of photos uploaded (20% >>>>> increase). This year we also welcomed four first time participating >>>>> countries from very different parts of the world: Bangladesh, Greece, >>>>> Peru, >>>>> and South Korea. I want to emphasize this: /you/ made all of this happen! >>>>> :) >>>>> >>>>> Now, please sit back and enjoy the result of your efforts: >>>>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2016 >>>>> _winners#Winners >>>>> >>>>> You can read the blog posts about the results as well. They are: >>>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/winners-2016/ >>>>> and >>>>> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2016/12/15/seventh-annual-wiki-lo >>>>> ves-monuments/ >>>>> >>>>> Best, >>>>> Lily, on behalf of the WLM international team >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> User: LilyOfTheWest >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> WLM-Announce mailing list >>>>> wlm-annou...@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wlm-announce >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>>> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>>> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> User: LilyOfTheWest >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >>> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> *Nurunnaby Chowdhury (Hasive) **:: **নুরুন্নবী চৌধুরী (হাছিব)* >> User: Hasive <http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Hasive> | >> GSM/WhatsApp/Viber: +8801712754752 >> >> Administrator | Bengali Wikipedia >> <http://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/user:Hasive> >> Board Member | Wikimedia Bangladesh <http://www.wikimedia.org.bd/> >> fb.com/Hasive <http://fb.com/NCHasive> | @nhasive >> <http://www.twitter.com/nhasive> | www.nhasive.com >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >> > > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org >
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