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Wiki Loves Monuments

Photo competition 2023:

Q&A for national organizers

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@wikimonuments

By�User:Iwuala Lucy�User:Ciell

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Please help document:

https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/RTQSHE

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Who is here?

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Do you recognize these places?

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Tomb of Safardjung. Photo: Pranav Singh, CC BY-SA 3.0

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Westerheversand Lighthouse. Photo: Marco Leiter, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ghoufi, Batna Province, Algeria. Photo: Zenstar, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Ancient lighthouse of Alexandria, Egypt. Photo: Ayman F. Khalil, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Baha'i Temple, Chicago Illenois - USA. Photo: MichaelDPhotos, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Saint John Church of Sohrol, Sohrol, Iran. Photo: Farzin Izaddoust dar, CC BY-SA 4.0

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Khandoba Temple in Pune, India. Photo: PKharote, CC BY-SA 4.0

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September (October)
Collecting amazing pictures of cultural heritage
Annual, since 2010
National & international
80+ countries in 12 years
<3 million pictures
Guinness World Record

Quick facts

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Freely document & raise awareness of built cultural heritage
Increase contributions to the Wikimedia projects
Bolster local Wikimedia communities

Annual, Federated, Global, Low-barrier Photo competition

Why ?

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There is a deadline
Contributions & new users
Local communities
We love to share our excitement for heritage with others

Why do we care ?

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Goliath Polder Mill, Netherlands. Photo: Uberprutser, CC BY-SA 3.0 NL

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Make it easy
Make it fun
Make it local
Help Wikipedia
Quick & visible results

WLM Philosophy

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List of monuments
Landing page
Team
Decide on: rules, prize
Jury

What is needed?

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Now it’s up to you!

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Challenges?

Lessons/tips?