[Wiki Loves Monuments] Please put the mobile app banner on your country sites

Philip Chang pchang at wikimedia.org
Thu Sep 6 16:36:25 UTC 2012


Thanks so much, Roel and Rexford!

As mentioned, we are working on a way to display the banner universally
(ideally just for Android users). If that happens, I will let the list know
right away.

Phil


On Thu, Sep 6, 2012 at 7:41 AM, Nkansah Rexford <nkansahrexford at gmail.com>wrote:

>  Ghana
> http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012_in_Ghana
>
> Mobile banner added.
>
> Thanks
>
> Rexford
>
>
> On 9/5/2012 9:06 PM, Philip Chang wrote:
>
> Maarten, thanks for reminding us of the documentation.
>
>  There has been a change of direction due to the slow uptake of the app.
> We are now working on a universal banner for the Wikipedia mobile site,
> which could be closed by the user. This is experimental and may have to be
> limited in duration or modified.
>
>  It would be helpful to put a download link in the campaign headers. For
> example:
>
>
> https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=Template:Upload_campaign_header_wlm-us/en&diff=prev&oldid=77305694
>
>  This is another request, in addition to the banner in the
> wikilovesmonuments sites.
>
>  Please let us know soon.
>
>  Thanks.
>
>  Phil
>
>
> On Wed, Sep 5, 2012 at 1:00 PM, Maarten Dammers <maarten at mdammers.nl>wrote:
>
>>  Phil forgot to mention the documentation at
>> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2012/Mobile_banner. This page explains how to enable it in your language.
>>
>> Op 5-9-2012 0:42, Philip Chang schreef:
>>
>>  Hi All,
>>
>>  The contest if off to a good start but traction for the mobile app is
>> lagging. So far we have 300+ uploads and about 1500 installs of the app.
>>
>>  In some countries, the app will broaden participation, so it is a good
>> idea to let your communities know the app is available. We have created a
>> sample banner here:
>>
>>
>> https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wiki_Loves_Monuments_mobile_application/Marketing#Editable
>>
>>  Which you can modify as desired. The text is editable so it is easy to
>> translate, or feel free to change the text.
>>
>>  The download link is in the banner text and graphics and QR code, so
>> don't worry about that.
>>
>>  Please let me know if you have any questions. We can help with
>> re-formatting.
>>
>>  In addition, we are seeing some mobile/tech press attention in the US,
>> so the app could help your overall PR efforts. For example:
>>
>> *
>> http://allthingsd.com/20120904/wikipedia-mounts-massive-monthlong-photo-competition/
>> *
>>
>>
>>  Thank you.
>>
>>  Phil
>>
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