On Mon, Nov 11, 2019 at 6:42 AM Wilfredo RodrÃguez <wilfre...@gmail.com> wrote: > > As usual I am not very happy with the result of the WLM evaluations (Maybe > they should take into account the community by selecting juries among commons > users and not clubs or photographers of interredicha quality who don't know > the criteria of our community). I remember having stopped participating in > WLM Venezuela since the winners were selected with Facebook likes also the > best photographer in commons of Venezuela withdrew from commons due to this > problem (User:Paolostefano1412). In the case of Canada, I don't know how the > photographs were evaluated and it would be very easy to say from my winning > position (I won 5 pictures of the top 10) that I agree with the results but > no, I think there were many better photos even than the first place that were > not selected, It also leaves much to think about the third place that is not > even a monument.
To address this kind of question/concern, one thing we, in the international team, recommend to the local teams when they participate for the first time is that they share the makeup of the jury and the process the jury followed to arrive at the top 10. If WLM Canada has not already shared this information with you, you can ask for it. I encourage you, however, to approach this with an open heart to learn about their process and help the local team become better. Organizing Wiki Loves Monuments asks for a lot of time and dedication from the local teams. :) > Anyway, it is already something known, these contests say absolutely nothing, > and every year they lose more participation Without becoming too defensive about it ;), please see some points below: * The data does not support your claim: https://tools.wmflabs.org/wikiloves/ while there are variations from year to year, and the peak was indeed in 2012 and 2013, we're roughly at steady state now. * As a reminder, the mission of Wiki Loves Monuments (from the international team's perspective at least) is not just the photos. Our mission is "The Wiki Loves Monuments International Team's mission is to freely document and raise awareness of built cultural heritage, increase contributions to the Wikimedia projects and bolster local Wikimedia communities by leading and facilitating an annual federated, global, low-barrier photo competition." So for us, increasing contributions to Wikimedia projects and bolstering local communities is also a reason for helping to run the contest every year. Best, Lily p.s. and congratulation on your achievements. :) _______________________________________________ Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list WikiLovesMonuments@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
