Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments/Help desk
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In September, the Wiki Loves Monuments is taking place in about 40 countries. All over the world people cooperate to take photographs of monuments and upload these to Wikimedia Commons. Sometimes new uploaders come across difficulties. If you have any please let us help you. Ask your questions. Please provide us with useful information, such as the country you are trying to participate in or maybe the pictures you have already uploaded. This is a multilingual page, you can write here in English or, if you prefer, in other languages of participating countries.
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Contents
- 1 List of monuments?
- 2 Can uploaded Pictures be used ?
- 3 List of UN-PHOTOGRAPHED places?
- 4 Can I submit photos from another country?
- 5 Photo submissions
- 6 how long for uploaded images to appear?
- 7 Trying to use an already uploaded photo file for contest. It's not allowing me.
- 8 حضور دیگر کشورها
- 9 How do I get a photo license for my picture?
List of monuments?[edit]
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Effeietsanders (talk) 21:10, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
Soudipbera (talk) 20:53, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Is there any list available of monuments?
- @Soudipbera: yes there is lists but it depends on the country (for many country the list is splitted between region or territorial subdivisions, see Wikipedia:WikiProject India/Wiki Loves Monuments for example, so there is a list of list ; for some country there is a map avalaible too). What country are you interrested in? Cdlt, VIGNERON (talk) 21:43, 1 September 2018 (UTC)
Can uploaded Pictures be used ?[edit]
This section is resolved and can be archived. If you disagree, replace this template with your comment. Effeietsanders (talk) 21:10, 6 September 2018 (UTC) Hi...Do I need to upload new Pictures or if I have some old pictures in the Commons I can use them and also can I participate with pictures of other countries or just of mine ? Sarbast.T.Hameed (talk) 20:54, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @Sarbast.T.Hameed:
- Only pictures you upload this month will count for Wiki Loves Monuments. The pictures can be from any time, they just need to be uploaded this month. Pictures you uploaded to the Commons before this month will not count for Wiki Loves Monuments.
- Photos should be uploaded to the contest for the country the photo was taken in. For example, I live in the United States, but I took some photos in France when I visited. I would upload those photos of French monuments to Wiki Loves Monuments 2018 in France. If the country you visited is not participating in Wiki Loves Monuments this year, unfortunately you won't be able to submit those photos to Wiki Loves Monuments.
- Hope that helps! ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 23:39, 2 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @Kevin Payravi:..indeed it helped me a lot..thanks for your support.--Sarbast.T.Hameed (talk) 07:03, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
List of UN-PHOTOGRAPHED places?[edit]
It seems like, in the past, it has been possible to track historic places that didn't already have photos on Wikimedia. This year, I can find a list of ALL National Register sites in my state (South Carolina), but I can't find a list of those that don't already have a photo. Am I missing something? ProfReader (talk) 01:01, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- Hi @ProfReader:
- I recommend using our map tool, which lets you zoom into an area and see all local NRHP sites. Sites marked with a red marker are likely missing a photo (I say likely because not all entries are 100% up-to-date; you can double-check on each site's respective Wikipedia article).
- You can also check out this list on the English Wikipedia, maintained by WikiProject NRHP. Here you can see what percent of each county is illustrated, and then select the county to get a full list and see what's missing.
- Hope that helps. ~Kevin Payravi (talk) 01:26, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
Can I submit photos from another country?[edit]
107.77.253.5 14:19, 3 September 2018 (UTC)
- It doesn't matter where you live, you can submit a photo from anywhere. Just make sure that you enter the correct contest for the country in which your photos were taken. You can find the list of participating countries here. ~~
Photo submissions[edit]
Good Afternoon,
My name is Blessing Tate and I submitted to the contest a total of 49 images. Unfortunaly, I didn't receive a email letting me know if it has gone through properly. Can you guys help?
Blessing Tate
Blessing.Tate (talk) 21:40, 4 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Blessing.Tate: Thank you for participating. You should be able to find your contributions here: Special:Contributions/Blessing.Tate . We don't send confirmation emails, so it sounds about right hat you didn't receive any. Effeietsanders (talk) 01:28, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
how long for uploaded images to appear?[edit]
Yesterday I uploaded an image of Hafoty, Llansadwrn, Ynys Môn, Cymru/Wales. The monument is still showing as unphotographed. How long does it take for images to appear?
Cathigalesa (talk) 10:47, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Cathigalesa: Images have to be manually checked and confirmed before they appear in Monumental. This may take a while - there is no set time. However, your participation in the competition does not depend on this. As long as the images are on WIkimedia Commons and uploaded through the competition platform, you should be fine. Effeietsanders (talk) 15:44, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
Trying to use an already uploaded photo file for contest. It's not allowing me.[edit]
Roadscholar1963 (talk) 23:30, 5 September 2018 (UTC)
I don't know what I'm doing. I'm technology challenged. I'm trying to submit a photo I took to the contest. But I already uploaded it to Commons several minutes ago, using the standard upload wizard. Now, the contest uploader isn't allowing me to use that same photo. It says it's a duplicate of the photo I just uploaded. But that's the photo I want to submit! Help!
- @Roadscholar1963: Thanks for attempting to participate. There are workarounds for this by adding the competition template. However, the image you uploaded was likely not taken by yourself (it's already available here), and constitutes a copyright violation. I will nominate it for deletion. The competition rules are very clear: you can only upload images that you have taken yourself. Effeietsanders (talk) 15:48, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
حضور دیگر کشورها[edit]
با درود میخواستم بدانم چرا دیگر کشورها در این فستیوال شرکت ندارند؟ و اینکه آیا اگر تصاویری از کشورهایی که اسمی از آن ها برده نشده موجود باشد میتوانند در بخش جداگانه ای در فستیوال شرکت کنند یا خیر؟
متشکرم
(Mostafameraji (talk) 20:28, 6 September 2018 (UTC))
- @Mostafameraji: I moved your comment from Commons:Wiki Loves Monuments 2018/Participating countries to this page, which is a more appropriate venue. Effeietsanders (talk) 21:07, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
@Mostafameraji: برای اینکه مسابقهی ویکی دوستدار یادمانها در کشوری برگزار شه باید یک تیم از داوطلبان از اون کشور برگزاری مسابقه رو به عهده بگیرن. در بعضی کشورها این تیم وجود نداره. بعضی کشورها هم ترجیح میدن هر سال شرکت نکنن مثلاً هلند معمولاًهر دو سال یک بار شرکت میکنه. اگر از کشورهایی که اسمی از اونها برده نشده تصویری دارید دو حالت پیش میاد. یا اون کشور قبلاً شرکت کرده که در اون صورت امکان بارگذاری و دسترسی به لیست یادمانهای اون کشور موجوده. در این صورت میتونید عکس رو به روال عادی بارگذاری کنید ولی در مسابقه شرکت داده نمیشه. اگر اون کشور قبلاً شرکت نکرده باشه (مثلاً ترکیه) در اون صورت عکس رو باید همینطوری بارگذاری کنید و مشخصات یادمان بهش اضافه نمیشه.
How do I get a photo license for my picture?[edit]
Hi, I am asking this question for me and my husband. I just signed up for an account, and my husband especially wants to sign up for the monuments project, because he takes even more photos than I do. We have never heard of this licensing before, so we need a little help knowing where we can obtain a free license for each of our respective photos. How do we do this? What is the process? How long does it take? Does it cost anything? Thanks you very much. - Mary Kay Bonfante, a/k/a makabon, marykaybonfante2@gmail.com
Makabon (talk) 21:21, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
- @Makabon: Welcome to Wiki Loves Monuments and Wikimedia Commons! A 'free license' in this context means the set of conditions under which people can use your photo. In our case, the license will almost always be Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike, which means that anyone can use the photo, for any purpose, as long as they give attribution (to you, as photographer) and if they make a derivative work (for example, a cut version, or a collage) that they release that derivative work under the same conditions. This is more explained here: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
- As part of the upload process, you will be asked to confirm that you release the photo under this license. That is all that it takes. As long as you are the photographer, this is all quite straight forward. It is an instant process, and costs nothing. It may make it harder to 'sell' your photos commercially though (if you were planning to do that).
- Please do note that your husband will have to create his own account, and upload the photos from there (this may be logical, but just making sure). If you have any further questions, please feel free to ask! Effeietsanders (talk) 21:33, 6 September 2018 (UTC)
