Comments on: Kicking off Wiki Loves Monuments 2012 http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/ News from the Wikimedia Foundation and about the Wikimedia movement Fri, 17 May 2013 23:47:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6-beta2-24176 By: Using the Wiki Loves Monuments App as a travel log - Courses News http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-143554 Using the Wiki Loves Monuments App as a travel log - Courses News Tue, 11 Sep 2012 18:09:50 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-143554 [...] Monuments Android App is a great way to take photos and upload them to Wikimedia Commons during the world’s largest photo contest throughout September. But what if you are shooting with a camera and don’t see yourself [...]

]]> By: Matthew Roth http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-141424 Matthew Roth Fri, 07 Sep 2012 16:07:07 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-141424 Mary, see my comment #7 above. Volunteers in each participating country stepped up to organize the lists. If a country isn’t on the list it’s because volunteers there didn’t organize to participate.

]]> By: mary http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-141421 mary Fri, 07 Sep 2012 15:52:09 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-141421 Why don’t you have Dominican Republlic or any Caribbean country on the list?

]]> By: Matthew Roth http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-141210 Matthew Roth Thu, 06 Sep 2012 15:01:30 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-141210 Hi Mohammed,
Wiki Loves Monuments is organized by volunteers and there were not enough volunteers or there was not enough interest in the competition in Egypt. Hopefully you can help change that for Wiki Loves Monumnets in 2013?

]]> By: Mohammed http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-141140 Mohammed Thu, 06 Sep 2012 09:29:46 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-141140 How exactly isn’t Egypt among the list of countries?
No other country in the world is even close to the amount and diversity of monuments there.

]]> By: Terencio http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-141093 Terencio Thu, 06 Sep 2012 00:58:17 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-141093 Brazil is not in the list we boycott Wiki Loves Monuments 2012

]]> By: emijrp http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-140989 emijrp Wed, 05 Sep 2012 14:57:09 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-140989 There are some maps so you can find monuments near to you in an easy way. Regards!

]]> By: Karthik Nadar http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-139877 Karthik Nadar Sun, 02 Sep 2012 10:12:31 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-139877 Happily, India has the maximum contributors with ranking second in number of images uploaded (1,000 images mark reached just now) :)

]]> By: Matthew Roth http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-139480 Matthew Roth Sat, 01 Sep 2012 04:41:56 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-139480 Hi Robert,
Yes, the contest is in many countries, including Canada. You can upload pictures from all over the world, as long as your country is participating in the contest. You can find more information about the international contest here:
http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org/

Canada is one of the countries participating. All the information you need is here:
http://wikimedia.ca/wlmca/

Please let me know if you have any more questions,

Matthew

]]> By: Robert Lowdon http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/08/29/kicking-off-wiki-loves-monuments-2012/comment-page-1/#comment-139470 Robert Lowdon Sat, 01 Sep 2012 03:40:41 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=17163#comment-139470 Hi, I’m a photographer from Canada. I’m curious if the contest includes locations outside of the US, as well?

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