[Wiki Loves Monuments] [Wlm2013-l] drop off in submissions, banner

[Richard Nevell]

Indeed, but so far there's not been much input at
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons_talk:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/CentralNotice


On 20 September 2013 18:51, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org> wrote:

> i don't think anyone is against it, they just advocate to try multiple
> angles :)
>
> Lodewijk
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> 2013/9/20 Richard Nevell <richard.nevell at wikimedia.org.uk>
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>> Ok, it may not have much effect, but is there any harm in trying?
>>
>>
>> On 20 September 2013 18:32, Maarten Dammers <maarten at mdammers.nl> wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Maarten
>>>
>>> Op 20-9-2013 10:59, Maarten Deneckere schreef:
>>>
>>>  I don't think we will gain that much new contributors using a more
>>>> prominent sitenotice. Most people just ignore it. Just ask friends and
>>>> family, do they read that message?
>>>>
>>>> I organised WLM both in Belgium and South Africa, and I have far better
>>>> experiences attracting people with a personal approach, eg. real life WLM
>>>> events, our mailing list, Facebook groups.
>>>>
>>> +1 to that. The central notice banner should be part of a broader
>>> campaign to promote Wiki Loves Monuments. Last couple of years we also had
>>> articles in magazines, etc. Bit too late for that now I guess...
>>>
>>> Maarten
>>>
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