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Wiki Loves Africa 2020

Contribute to Wiki Loves Africa and to how the world sees Africa!	Contribuez à Wiki Loves Africa et impactez la façon dont le monde voit l’Afrique!
Dear Summering2018 In the past, you contributed to the Wiki Loves Africa competition. This February, you have another opportunity to create beautiful photographs on the theme of "transportation" that could change how the world understands people and culture in your part of Africa. As with previous years, there are also many exciting cash prizes. Wiki Loves Africa is an annual public contest where people across Africa can contribute media (photographs, video and audio) about their environment to Wikimedia Commons for use on Wikipedia and other project websites of the Wikimedia Foundation. Images from the competition have helped millions learn more about Africa and see Africa more clearly from an African perspective. Overall, nearly 5000 people like you have contributed to this photo contest, and contributed 18,000 images about Africa. When does it take place? The 2020 competition will start on the 15th of February 2020 and close on 31st March 2020. What should we contribute? Pictures ! audios ! videos ! The theme for the 2020 contest is... Africa on the Move ! This theme encompasses a host of approaches and is intentionally open to interpretation. It encourages the submission of visual representations of movement or transportation, whether by path, road, sea air, by self-propelled, animal or mechanical means, or the historical or contemporary structures that have been created to facilitate movement or the transportation of people, goods, or animals. In addition to the value your photos contribute to understanding and African visibility, there are several prizes on offer. The international prizes are: 1st prize: US$1000 2nd prize: US$800 3rd prize: US$500 Additional categories are: Culturally specific or traditional representations of transport or structures that facilitate transportation : US$500 Prize for best quality video: $500 Each winner will also receive a pack of goodies (proposed: a hat "I edit Wikipedia from Africa", a branded battery, stickers). Additional prizes will be available in some countries. For rules and information about how to participate, or to join the contest, click on Contribute to the Wiki Loves Africa photo contest. Warmest, Anthere, for the Wiki Loves Africa Team	Cher ou chère Summering2018, Au cours des années passées, vous avez participé au concours photographique Wiki Loves Africa. Ce mois de février vous avez à nouveau l'opportunité de proposer de fabuleuses illustrations sur le thème du "transport", qui pourraient profondément modifier la façon dont le reste du monde voit l’Afrique et comprend ses habitants et ses coutumes. Bonus, comme lors des années précédentes, il y a plusieurs prix à la clé. Wiki Loves Africa un concours public annuel où chacun est invité à partager des illustrations via Wikimedia Commons, en rapport avec le thème de l’année, illustrations qui pourront être utilisées sur Wikipédia ou les autres sites de la Wikimedia Foundation. Les photos collectées par le passé dans le cadre du concours ont aidé des millions de personne à mieux connaitre et comprendre l’Afrique et à la voir selon une perspective africaine. Au cours des dernières années, près de 5000 personnes comme vous ont contribué au concours, un total de 18,000 photos sur l’Afrique. Quand le concours se déroule t-il? Le concours 2020 démarre le 15 février 2020 et cloture le 31 mars 2020. Quelles sont les contenus attendus? Des photos ! Des enregistrements audio ! Des vidéos ! Le thème du concours 2020 est ... Le transport. Ce thème englobe de nombreuses approches, il est aussi intentionnellement ouvert à l’interprétation. Le thème Transport ! encourage à proposer des représentations liées au mouvement ou au transport, que ce soit par la route, ou l’air, ou l’eau, de façon auto-propulsée ou avec l’aide de la force animale ou mécanique, ou bien également les structures architecturales historiques ou contemporaines qui sont à l’origine ou ont facilité le mouvement et le transport des êtres humains, des animaux ou des biens. En plus de la valeur intrinsèque que vos photos apportent pour une meilleure visibilité et compréhension de l’Afrique à travers le monde, il y a de nombreux prix à gagner. Les prix internationaux sont les suivants: 1er prix: US$1000 2ème prix: US$800 3ème prix: US$500 Catégories additionnelles: Transport ou structures de transport traditionnelles : US$500 Prix de la meilleure vidéo: US$500 Chaque gagnant recevra également des cadeaux supplémentaires tels qu'une casquette "I edit Wikipedia from Africa", une batterie portable, des stickers... Des prix supplémentaires seront offerts dans certains pays. Pour plus d'informations, règles de participation et pour participer au concours, cliquez sur Participer au concours Wiki Loves Africa. Bien à vous, Anthere, pour l'équipe Wiki Loves Africa

Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Kenya is open!

Hello! We are happy to announce that Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Kenya is now open. Your participation will help us to document the nature of Kenya and show it to the world through Wikipedia and other projects. Please go to the page of the contest to read the rules: Commons:Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Kenya. There you can also find out how to take part in the contest. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us: wikimediakegmail.com
Thanks,
the organising committee of Wiki Loves Earth 2020 in Kenya - 09:19, 20 July 2020 (UTC)
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Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2020! Please help with this survey

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Dear Summering2018,

Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2020, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! We would like to ask again for a few minutes of your time. Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 200K+ pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 50 countries around the world.

You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey.

Please fill in this short survey, and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2020.

Kind regards,
the Wiki Loves Monuments team, 08:24, 14 November 2020 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Africa Winners !

The Wiki Loves Africa 2021 photographic contest is officially closed. Thank you all for your participation !

This year, the photographic competition has resulted in an amazing 8,319 image uploads to Commons around the theme Health and Wellness.
International winners have been announced !!! Check it out on c:Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2021/Winners. Congratulations to winners and all those who participated and organized events. Please follow us on Facebook to know more and stay informed next year.

Warmest,

Anthere for the Wiki Loves Africa Team

Le concours Wiki Loves Africa 2021 est officiellement fermé. Merci d'avoir participé !
Cette année, le concours photo Wiki Loves Africa 2021 a permis l'ajout de 8319 photos à Wikimedia Commons sur le thème Santé et Bien-être, une participation en très forte augmentation par rapport aux années précédentes.
Les gagnants ont été annoncés !!! Voir tous les résultats sur c:Commons:Wiki Loves Africa 2021/Winners. Félicitations aux gagnants mais aussi à tous les participants ainsi qu'aux organisateurs d'évènements.
Suivez nos actualités sur Facebook pour en savoir plus et être informés du prochain concours.

Anthere pour l'équipe Wiki Loves Africa.

لقد تم رسميا إختتام مسابقة التصوير الفوتوغرافي ويكي تهوى إفريقيا 2021. شكرا لكم على مشاركتكم !

في هذا العام ، أسفرت مسابقة التصوير الفوتوغرافي عن تحميلات مذهلة للصور إلى كومنز بلغ عددها 8319 حول موضوع الصحة و العافية.

تم الإعلان عن الفائزين الدوليين !!! شاهد ذلك على كومنز: ويكي تهوى إفريقيا 2021 / الفائزين. تهانينا للفائزين و لجميع من شاركوا في الفعاليات و أسهموا في تنظيمها. يرجى متابعتنا على فيسبوك لمعرفة المزيد من الأخبار و للبقاء على اطلاع للسنة المقبلة.

تحياتنا،

أنتير من فريق ويكي تهوى إفريقيا

renaming

Hello. I renamed File:A woman from Egypt.jpg to make it less explicit. Anthere (talk) 11:40, 17 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi @Anthere, sorry for my late reply, but I saw your message here today. The uploader requested after your renamig another renaming of the file to File:some.jpg This didn't seem fruitful to me, so I renamed the file to File:Romani Woman in Egypt.jpg. Which is explicit again. The user then uploaded other versions of other motifs which I reverted. That's not allowed.

Sorry, if I confused something but I don't see the problem. Could you and @Summering2018 help me? I'm sure we find a solution. Best regards Emha (talk) 09:59, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Hello Emha. From what I have been able to understand, Summer took this portrait of that woman. It seems the portrait is creating problem with this woman family because of the association to Romani, which is creating some unstir. But this is only my understanding and perhaps Summer can explain better ? And yes, I agree File:some.jpg is not a proper file name.... Anthere (talk) 16:01, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

Hi

This photo was taken of a woman I know who is not a Roma and since the Roma in Egypt do not have a good reputation, putting the woman's picture on articles about Roma would cause me a problem if this woman or one of her relatives saw her photo. A delegation asked Esla to delete this photo, but she told me It is not possible, and when I changed the picture, it angered you. If you please, please change this picture Summering2018 (talk) 20:17, 18 January 2022 (UTC)

I understand. Ok, the title of the picture is back to "A women from Egypt"...Anthere (talk) 19:38, 19 January 2022 (UTC)

Thanks for...

Volunteering and helping in the first big round of selection of best images for Wiki Loves Africa 2022 contest. It takes dedication.. Your support was very appreciated ! Anthere (talk) 10:19, 23 July 2022 (UTC)

Hello

Hi Summering2018, I sent you yesterday an email with some serious concerns about some of the WLE 2022 in Egypt finalists that the jury in Egypt has chosen. Furthermore I found out that the images aren't unpublished but have been available on the Internet for a while and for sale, as you can see here. That means that 1) the images should be deleted because are copies of copyrighted images on the Internet 2) they don't fulfill the criteria of WLE, which says that the images are all new. Poco a poco (talk) 15:43, 28 August 2022 (UTC)

Hello? any feedback about this?!?!?! Poco a poco (talk) 14:59, 23 September 2022 (UTC)

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Guerillero ^{Parlez Moi} 22:33, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

No it is my own work and I have the raw picture Summering2018 (talk) 23:06, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

No it is my own work and I have the raw picture Summering2018 (talk) 23:24, 22 September 2022 (UTC)

Précision de Titre et description d'une d'une de vos images.

Salut cher Summering2018. j'espère que vous allez bien. je voudrais réitérer mes félicitation pour vos magnifiques images. Pourriez-vous donner plus de précision sur les titres et description d'une de vos images ici téléversées par vous-même sur commons dans le cadre de Wiki Loves Africa s'il vous plait? Adoscam (talk) 10:01, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

First, I would like to thank you for your kind words. Secondly, I would like to know which picture you mean to comment on Summering2018 (talk) 15:47, 16 October 2022 (UTC)

Result announced for Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India photography competition

Hello Summering2018!

We are excited to announce that the jury members of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2022 in India has declared the result of the photography competition. You can find the winning photographs in this page. We sincerely thank you for submitting photographs in the competition which has helped bring more value to the documentation of Indian culture, history and heritage. Hope you will contribute more on Wikimedia Commons to build open knowledge for everyone in the planet. -- MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 13:49, 2 November 2022 (UTC) (on behalf of WLM India 2022 team)

Thank you for participating in Wiki Loves Monuments 2022! Please help with this survey

Wiki Loves Monuments logo

Dear Summering2018,

Thank you for contributing to Wiki Loves Monuments 2022, and for sharing your pictures with the whole world! We would like to ask again for a few minutes of your time. Thanks to the participation of people like you, the contest gathered more than 150K+ pictures of cultural heritage objects from more than 35 countries around the world.

You can find all your pictures in your upload log, and are of course very welcome to keep uploading images and help develop Wikimedia Commons, even though you will not be able to win more prizes (just yet). To make future contests even more successful than this year, we would like to invite you to share your experiences with us in a short survey.

Please fill in this short survey and help us learn what you liked and didn't like about Wiki Loves Monuments 2022.

Kind regards, Wiki Loves Monuments team, 09:40, 10 January 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2023 has started, Join us!

Hello Summering2018,

Greetings from Wiki Loves Folklore International Team!

Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest hosted on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from around the world, such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folktales, folk games, folk religion, mythology, and many more.

The campaign invites participants to document photographs, videos, and audios linked to folk culture and fit within the contest's theme. Through this campaign, you may become a part of a community dedicated to preserving our intangible culture, which has been brought and passed down for thousands of years.

How to Contribute?

The dates for the submission in the photography contest on Wikimedia Commons are from 1 February to 31 March 2023. Probably you are wondering how you can take part. It’s simple: grab a camera, record an image, video or audio under the folklore theme and start uploading ! To learn more about the rules, check out our Project page on Wikimedia Common. Here are the exciting prizes which you can win internationally.

International Prizes

• 1st prize: 500 USD
• 2nd prize: 400 USD
• 3rd prize: 300 USD
• Top 10 consolation prizes: 40 USD Each
• Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 150 USD & 150 USD
• Top uploader prize for images: First Prize: 100 USD, Second prize: 50 USD
• Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders
• Certificates and postcards to Local Organizers.

(Disclaimer : The above prizes will only be disbursed in form of gift card or voucher format only)

You can win both International prizes and your local Prizes simultaneously !

If you are interested in participating in the photography campaign, start photographing and collecting media of your local culture and get ready for the photo campaign happening on Wikimedia Commons. For more information about rules and prizes of the contest, refer here. For any questions, email us or join our telegram group

Warm regards,

Rockpeterson

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team.

Round 1 of Picture of the Year 2022 voting is open!

2022 Picture of the Year: Saint John Church of Sohrol in Iran.

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One of your pictures nominated as a featured image

Hi Summering2018,

thank you so much for your beautiful and inspiring contributions to Commons. I was especially impressed with your image of the worker doing copper bleaching that you uploaded for the contest Wiki Loves Folklore. I definitely think it is one of the best images we have on Commons and nominated it to become a Featured Image here: Nomination page.

I am writing to you to ask, if you could share the original file or reduce the vignetting you did a bit? Some people think there was too much processing done, but might otherwise support the image. Please feel free to come back to me with any questions you might have. And again - this is a wonderful picture, thank you for bringing it to us! Best regards, Kritzolina (talk) 13:22, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Is it possible to upload an alternative image with a better edit of this image? Summering2018 (talk) 14:45, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

I see you found out how to do this yourself, thank you very much for reacting so quickly! Kritzolina (talk) 15:39, 14 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi Summering2018, while the current nomination is going really well now, I checked on your other images and saw that you have several more pictures that might earn the Featured Image badge, if prepared a bit more for the nomination. Would you like to cooperate with me and learn about the process, so you can nominate images yourself in the future? --Kritzolina (talk) 17:24, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Hi

I certainly don't mind that and you need more explanation

Thanks Summering2018 (talk) 17:41, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Wonderful - I will send you an email, so we can discuss things in more detail. Kritzolina (talk) 17:45, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore Winner

Wiki Loves Folklore Winner

Greetings! We would like to express our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contribution to Wiki Loves Folklore 2023. Congratulations on securing the third place in this prestigious photography contest. Your dedication and commitment in capturing the essence of regional folklore and local traditions, while sharing them on Wikimedia Commons under free licenses, is truly commendable. Through your artistic endeavors, you have played a significant role in enriching the global cultural heritage. To acknowledge your outstanding achievement and participation in the contest, we kindly request you to fill out this form by July 30, 2023. This will enable our international team to arrange for a well-deserved prize for you. Once again, thank you for your remarkable contributions. Your efforts have undoubtedly made a positive impact on the world. With warm Wiki Regards and appreciation, --✝iѵɛɳ२२४०†ลℓк †๏ мэ 08:30, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Is it possible to know what picture won ? Summering2018 (talk) 14:37, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

Please have a look at Commons:Wiki Loves Folklore 2023/Winners--✝iѵɛɳ२२४०^{†ลℓк †๏ мэ} 16:23, 15 July 2023 (UTC)

FPC

Hi, You forgot to add your nominations, but only 2 nominations are allowed at a time. Please remove one, which you can renominate later. Yann (talk) 20:49, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

ok Summering2018 (talk) 20:51, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

done Summering2018 (talk) 20:57, 18 July 2023 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Copper bleach.jpg, that you uploaded is now assessed as one of the finest pictures on Wikimedia Commons, the nomination is available at Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Copper bleach.jpg. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate, please do so at this nomination page.

/FPCBot (talk) 21:01, 19 July 2023 (UTC)

Renominated your picture

Hi, I just wanted to let you know that I renominated your beautiful image of students on a school trip at the Citadel of Qaitbay. I have very fond memories of being in Alexandria during the Wikimania in Egypt and I think you're an amazing photographer! In my opinion the photo would be even stronger if you removed some of the vignetting. All the best to you and your family, --Frank Schulenburg (talk) 01:55, 21 July 2023 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Crate maker.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Crate maker.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 13:01, 25 July 2023 (UTC)

FP Promotion

★ This image has been promoted to Featured picture! ★ The image File:Nubian houses.jpg, that you nominated on Commons:Featured picture candidates/File:Nubian houses.jpg has been promoted. Thank you for your contribution. If you would like to nominate another image, please do so.

/FPCBot (talk) 13:01, 27 July 2023 (UTC)

It's Wiki Loves Monuments time again!

Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 India

Hello Summering2018!

We are excited again to let you know that, Wiki Loves Monuments, the largest photography competition of the world, will take place for the 14th time this year. And guess what! India is going to participate in the event again this year from September 1 to September 30, 2023. You might remember this competition as you had participated in one of its previous editions. We would be very delighted to see you take part in the competition again, help record and digitally document our monuments for future generations and get a chance to win exciting prizes!!!

You can find more details about the Indian edition of the competition in this event page. See you in action soon!!

Regards,
Bodhisattwa
(on behalf of the Wiki Loves Monuments 2023 in India team)
Sent through MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 18:19, 31 August 2023 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 has started, Join us!

Hello Summering2018, Greetings from the Wiki Loves Folklore Team in India!

Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest hosted on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from around the world, such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folktales, folk games, folk religion, mythology, and many more.

The campaign invites participants to document photographs, videos, and audios linked to folk culture and fit within the contest's theme. Through this campaign, you may become a part of a community dedicated to preserving our intangible culture, which has been brought and passed down for thousands of years.

How can I Contribute?

The dates for the submission in the photography contest on Wikimedia Commons are from 1 February 2024 through 31 March 2024. Probably you are wondering how you can take part. It’s simple: grab a camera, record an image, video or audio under the folklore theme and start uploading or Click on Upload your photos button which is available on right side of Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 in India. To learn more about the rules, check out our Project page on Wikimedia Commons.

Here are the exciting prizes which you can win internationally.

International Prizes

• 1st prize: 400 USD
• 2nd prize: 300 USD
• 3rd prize: 100 USD
• Top 10 consolation prizes: 40 USD (each)
• Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 50 USD (each)
• Top uploader prize for images: First Prize: 300 USD, Second prize: 150 USD
• Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders
• Certificates and postcards to Local Organizers.

(Disclaimer : The above prizes will only be disbursed in the form of gift card or voucher format only) You can win both International prizes and your local Prizes simultaneously !

If you are interested in participating in the photography campaign, start photographing and collecting media of your local culture and get ready for the photo campaign happening on Wikimedia Commons. For more information about rules and prizes of the contest, refer here. For any questions, write to us on our talk page or email us.

Warm regards,

Rockpeterson

Wiki Loves Folklore Team India.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 07:27, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 has started, Join us!

Hello Summering2018,

Greetings from the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team! Wiki Loves Folklore is an international photography contest hosted on Wikimedia Commons to document folklore and intangible cultural heritage from around the world, such as folk festivals, folk dances, folk music, folk activities, folk games, folk cuisine, folk wear, folktales, folk games, folk religion, mythology, and many more.

The campaign invites participants to document photographs, videos, and audios linked to folk culture and fit within the contest's theme. Through this campaign, you may become a part of a community dedicated to preserving our intangible culture, which has been brought and passed down for thousands of years.

How can I Contribute?

The dates for the submission in the photography contest on Wikimedia Commons are from 1 February 2024 through 31 March 2024. Probably you are wondering how you can take part. It’s simple: grab a camera, record an image, video or audio under the folklore theme and start uploading or Click on Upload Now Icon which is available on right side of Wiki Loves Folklore 2024. To learn more about the rules, check out our Project page on Wikimedia Commons.

Here are the exciting prizes which you can win internationally.

International Prizes

• 1st prize: 400 USD
• 2nd prize: 300 USD
• 3rd prize: 100 USD
• Top 10 consolation prizes: 40 USD (each)
• Best Video prize and best Audio prize: 50 USD (each)
• Top uploader prize for images: First Prize: 300 USD, Second prize: 150 USD
• Wiki Loves Folklore Postcards to top 100 Uploaders
• Certificates and postcards to Local Organizers.

(Disclaimer : The above prizes will only be disbursed in the form of gift card or voucher format only) You can win both International prizes and your local Prizes simultaneously !

If you are interested in participating in the photography campaign, start photographing and collecting media of your local culture and get ready for the photo campaign happening on Wikimedia Commons. For more information about rules and prizes of the contest, refer here. For any questions, email us or join our telegram group here

Warm regards,

Gaurav and Issac

#WeTogether

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team.

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:01, 3 February 2024 (UTC)

Thank you for organizing Wiki Loves Folklore 2024

Dear Summering2018,

I hope this message finds you well.

First and foremost, I extend my heartfelt gratitude to you for taking the initiative and organizing Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 in your country. Your dedication and hard work have significantly contributed to the success of this international photography contest.

Together, as a global community, we have achieved remarkable results, with over 41,000 images submitted by approximately 1,900 users from around the world. This incredible accomplishment stands as a testament to the collaborative spirit and passion for folklore preservation that drives our efforts.

In light of the conclusion of the contest, I kindly request your valuable insights and feedback on your experience as an organizer. Your perspective is invaluable in helping us understand the challenges you may have encountered and the opportunities for improvement. Your input will enable us to refine our approach and make future iterations of Wiki Loves Folklore even more impactful.

I understand that your time is precious, but I sincerely urge you to spare just 10 minutes from your busy schedule to fill out the feedback form linked below:

Click here to redirect to feedback form

Your feedback will not only benefit our immediate understanding but also contribute to the long-term success and relevance of this project. Your input matters greatly to us, and we are eager to learn from your experiences.

Once again, thank you for your unwavering commitment to Wiki Loves Folklore 2024. Your efforts have not gone unnoticed, and we are immensely grateful for your contribution.

Wishing you continued success in all your endeavors.

Warm regards,

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team #WeTogether

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 06:33, 7 April 2024 (UTC)

Results of Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 is out!

Hi, Greetings

The winners for Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 is announced!

We are happy to share with you winning images for this year's edition. This year saw over 41,038 images from 1921 uploaders represented on Commons in over 140 countries. Kindly see images here.

Our profound gratitude to all the people who participated and organized local contests and photo walks for this project.

We hope to have you contribute to the campaign next year.

Thank you,

Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 08:21, 18 July 2024 (UTC)

Round 2 of Picture of the Year 2023 voting is open!

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Dear Wikimedian,

You are receiving this message because we noticed that you previously voted in the Picture of the Year contest. Wikimedia users are invited to vote for their favorite images featured on Commons during the last year (2023) to produce a single Picture of the Year.

Hundreds of images that have been rated Featured Pictures by the international Wikimedia Commons community in the past year were entered in this competition. These images include professional animal and plant shots, breathtaking panoramas and skylines, restorations of historical images, photographs portraying the world's best architecture, impressive human portraits, and so much more.

In this second and final round, you may vote for a maximum of three images. The image with the most votes will become the Picture of the Year 2023.

Round 2 will end at 28 October 2024, 23:59:59 UTC.

Click here to vote now!

If you have already voted for Round 2, please ignore this message.

Thanks,
the Wikimedia Commons Picture of the Year committee
MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 17:15, 16 October 2024 (UTC)

Feedback Request for Wiki Loves Folklore2024

Hello!

As we close the curtains on a successful Wiki Loves Folklore 2024, we'd love to hear your thoughts! Your valuable feedback will help us improve future campaigns and ensure the continued preservation of cultural heritage around the globe.

Please take a few minutes to share your experience by filling out the following feedback form.

The form will be open for submissions until November 10th, 2024, at 23:59 UTC (Coordinated Universal Time). We appreciate your participation and support! See you in February 2025!

Sincerely, The Wiki Loves Folklore International Team

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 14:23, 21 October 2024 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Folklore 2024 Organizers Feedback

Dear Organizer,

We extend our heartfelt gratitude for your invaluable contributions to Wiki Loves Folklore 2024. Your dedication to promoting folk culture on Wikimedia platforms has been instrumental in the campaign's success.

To better understand your initiatives and impact, we invite you to participate in a short survey (5-7 minutes).

Your feedback will help us document your achievements in our report and showcase your story in our upcoming blog, highlighting the diversity of Wiki loves Folklore initiatives.

Click to participate in the survey.

By participating in the survey, you help us share your efforts in reports and upcoming blogs. This will help showcase and amplify your work, inspiring others to join the movement.

The survey covers:

1. Community engagement and participation
2. Challenges and successes
3. Partnership

Thank you again for your tireless efforts in promoting Wiki loves Folklore.

Best regards,
Joris Darlington Quarshie
WLF Event Coordinator

MediaWiki message delivery (talk) 11:00, 26 October 2024 (UTC)

[Reminder] Apply for Cycle 3 Grants by December 1st!

Dear Wiki Loves Folklore Organizers, We hope this message finds you well. We are excited to inform you that the application window for Wikimedia Foundation's Cycle 3 of our grants is now open. Please ensure to submit your applications by December 1st.

For a comprehensive guide on how to apply, please refer to the Wiki Loves Folklore Grant Toolkit: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Folklore_Grant_Toolkit

Additionally, you can find detailed information on the Rapid Grant timeline here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Grants:Project/Rapid#Timeline

We appreciate your continuous efforts and contributions to our campaigns. Should you have any questions or need further assistance, please do not hesitate to reach out: support@wikilovesfolkore.org

Kind regards,
On behalf of the Wiki Loves Folklore International Team.
Joris Darlington Quarshie (talk) 08:35, 9 November 2024 (UTC)