In the UK ereaders are about £50, which isn't too expensive, but is a reasonable value for a prize. Amazon vouchers are more flexible though.
As far as drawing people in is concerned, a central notice for Wiki Loves Monuments worked well and involved a lot of people who had never uploaded photos before. Would that be worth considering here? Richard On 20 November 2013 11:37, Craig Franklin <[email protected]>wrote: > Hi, > > I am the person referred to earlier that suggested offering a number of > smaller prizes rather than one big prize, and suggesting that an eReader is > probably not a great offering in this circumstance. This was in the > context of WMAU fundinga prize for the competition. The full posting is > here: > > > http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimediaau-l/2013-November/003874.html > > I don't know about the UK, but I know that in Australia anyone that wants > an eReader can get one cheaply at a discount department store. I think it > would be far more effective an incentive to give out gift certificates > instead, that way the winner can spend them on whatever they like. > > But, I'm still not seeing any strategy for promoting this to the wider > community. As it is, as far as I can tell the only entrants will be > Wikisource regulars and maybe curious people poached from other WM > projects. If there was a strategy for pitching this to the general public > as a recruitment drive I could see a link to movement goals which might > justify spending money, but I don't see that this is a focus. The > excitement of the tenth anniversary shouldn't lead to us spending money > without first having a good business plan and justification. > > Cheers, > Craig > > > On 20 November 2013 20:37, Richard Nevell <[email protected] > > wrote: > >> I like your idea of the e-reader - a Kobo seems a good choice - and >> perhaps preferable to Amazon vouchers. If we scale down from an ereader for >> the overall winner, smaller prizes for the best of the week sounds like a >> nice idea. I'm not sure what thiese could be though, assuming that is a >> category which goes ahead. >> >> In terms of promoting the competition, WMUK has a blog and a Facebook >> page where it can be mentioned. Other chapters might pick up the Facebook >> post and share it. >> >> >> On 18 November 2013 21:13, Adam Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> On 11 November 2013 at 12:45:31 Richard Nevell < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> > Hi everyone, >>> > >>> > If there are volunteers interested in taking the lead on this, >>> Wikimedia UK >>> > are prepared to provide prize(s) and people outside the UK would be >>> > eligible. >>> > >>> > It's encouraging to see discussion about how to make the competition >>> work. >>> > >>> > Richard >>> >>> Well, I have a rough page set up for this at Wikisource:- >>> >>> http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Tenth_Anniversary_Contest >>> >>> I just need to know what Wikimedia UK is expecting here and what I >>> should write for the prize(s) information. >>> >>> The initial idea was to award an e-reader to the winner (one that can >>> read EPUBs, like a Kobo, which Wikisource produces directly). On the >>> Wikisource mailing list some have said that this will put off entrants >>> because those that lag behind, or don't join on, the first day have no >>> incentive to continue. Amazon vouchers were suggested. There are >>> possibilities for alternative prizes on top of just the straight winner >>> (such as best in day/week, best on a particular text, etc). >>> >>> So, what sort of prizes does WMUK have in mind and are there any >>> opinions on the prize-winning system (which does depend on the number of >>> prizes). >>> >>> Also, is there anything WMUK can do to help promote this? >>> >>> The contest is supposed to start this Sunday (the project launched on 24 >>> Nov 2003). >>> >>> Some extra notes: This is, again, a bit late notice and arranged in a >>> hurry. I think it will work but, if nothing else, it will at least provide >>> experience for any later competitions (such as the 2015 en.wsanniversary). >>> The original idea was for just a week-long contest; >>> currently I've set it for a full month but I'm thinking of splitting the >>> difference at a fortnight. I've arranged for ten texts to form the >>> competition, covering a few different areas and interests; most were >>> already on Wikisource to start with but remain unfinished or unstarted. >>> I've added some very basic guidance to the page, hopefully this makes >>> sense to non-Wikisourcers but I would appreciate someone checking it. >>> >>> - Adam >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Wikimedia UK mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l >>> WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> Richard Nevell >> Wikimedia UK >> +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 >> >> Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and >> Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered >> Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. >> United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia >> movement. 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