I can well imagine this. At the same time, I can appreciate the concerns that I read as underpinning this question: how can we create an environment where the people living in country X, feel that they have a fair chance to actually win the competition, rather than all prizes being scooped up by tourists with better cameras (note the distinction between inhabitants and nationals, in this context). If your goal is to use the competition to build a local community, I can understand such a rule as an intuitive response.
That being said, I think I made my point about whether this might or might not be the most appropriate way to approach this challenge. I just wanted to make sure that what I suspect is other side of the argument is also clear. Warmly, Lodewijk On Thu, Dec 1, 2022 at 4:28 PM Jan Ainali <[email protected]> wrote: > While each country organizer is free to make whatever silly rules they > want, I would be furious if an affiliate chose to deny me from > participating in a Wiki Loves X where I live just because I am not from > that country, unless they were legally required to do so. > I would even be angry if someone rejected my holiday photos as well. > This is contrary to everything about collaboration Wikimedia holds dear. > > Jan Ainali > > Den tors 1 dec. 2022 kl 14:57 skrev Michelle van Lanschot < > [email protected]>: > >> Dear everyone, >> >> The WLM Suriname team will soon be evaluating this years competition, and >> we have two questions we would like to ask your advice on: >> 1. The winner of this year's competition was not from Suriname, but from >> the Netherlands. This has caused some criticism from the local community. >> Is it possible to only accept contributions by natives of Suriname? >> 2. This year's top ten has 7 pictures from the same uploader. How would >> we go about avoiding this next year? >> >> Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts! >> >> Best regards, >> >> Michelle van Lanschot >> Projectleider >> >> (ma, di, wo, do) >> >> *Post- en bezoekadres:* >> Wikimedia Nederland >> Mariaplaats 3 >> 3511 LH Utrecht >> tel. (+31) (0)30 3200238 <(+31)%2030%203200238> >> mob. (+31) (0)6 42154479 >> www.wikimedia.nl >> Facebook <https://www.facebook.com/WikimediaNL>, Twitter >> <https://twitter.com/wmnl> en Linkedin >> <https://www.linkedin.com/company/wikimedia-nederland/> >> >> *Overtuigd van het belang van vrije kennis? * >> *Steun Wikimedia Nederland! <https://www.wikimedia.nl/pagina/steun-ons>* >> >> >> *Wikimedia Nederland organiseert regelmatig bijeenkomsten, u bent daarbij >> van harte welkom. Kijk voor meer informatie in onze agenda >> <https://www.wikimedia.nl/pagina/agenda>.* >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list >> To unsubscribe send an email to >> [email protected] >> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
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