Hello,
Gnangarra's idea of revisiting earlier themes is very good I think and I'm sure
that we can have better-quality photos.
Otherwise, If I would suggest a new theme I will suggest the following:
-Education.-Dogs and Cats or animals/fauna in general.-Religion
Also I have these themes suggested by ChatGPT:
People and Portraits: Tell the stories of African people through captivating
portrait photography, showcasing their daily lives, traditions, and
personalities.
Everyday African Heroes: Showcase individuals or groups making a positive
impact in their communities, whether through education, healthcare, or social
initiatives.
Water and Africa: Showcase the significance of water in Africa, including
lakes, rivers, waterfalls, and coastal areas.
ThanksYamen
Le mercredi 6 septembre 2023 à 06:53:27 UTC+2, Gnangarra
<[email protected]> a écrit :
Flo makes a very good point about themes and overlapping or conflicting
purposes. Is there a reason to find a new theme its 10 years since Wiki Loves
Africa began why not revisit an earlier theme its not like technology has stood
still, nor is the community the same people, and even the audience is changing
as a new generation of contributors are discovering us for the first time.
Communities dont have to come up with something new every year, the aim is
about making it appealing to a new audience
On Tue, 5 Sept 2023 at 22:30, Florence Devouard <[email protected]> wrote:
Hello
I am going to comment on this one for I think it provides the opportunity to
reflect on our global campaigns and collaborations-at-large.
It is an excellent theme obviously. But one I would oppose we choose. There are
several reasons.
First, the initial reason why we decided to launch WLA in 2014. We had noticed
that participation from the African continent at that time was terribly low.
When awareness studies were made, it showed that the Wikimedia projects were
yet very poorly known from the public (even the online connect public). We knew
our first participants would be largely new to the wiki world. Our goal was to
promote awareness of wikimedia through a regular, easy to grasp project, easy
to participate drive. We also wanted a drive where anyone could participate
regardless of whether there was a local team in their country or not. There
were very few images from the african continent, so any theme would bring in
content that would be an improvement. And choice of theme had to be a theme
behind which a small team could cluster, regardless of political, religious
etc. opinions. Our goal was not to simply "get images on Commons", but also to
raise awareness on the continent, and to give the opportunity to small local
clusters to start organizing something together and later become a usergroup,
become integrated in the larger community etc.
This is why the themes we chose so far were purposefully as inclusive as
possible, easy to understand, could be joined by anyone. I do not believe
"Living Heritage" fits into that category so well. If you ask the standard
person in the street what "living heritage" is... chance is you'll get a
puzzled look.
9 years later, an additional layer of complexity is that more photography
contests born (such as Wiki Loves Folklore) or more "larger approach drives"
such as "Wiki Loves Living Heritage".
It already took us a few years to "make all photo drives" fit in the calendar
(eg, Wiki Loves Africa changed its implementation months three times to
accomodate other photo contests).
I do not think it would be helpful to overlap with the other contests focus.
In particular when Wiki Loves Folklore is already overlapping a couple of weeks
with Wiki Loves Africa in the calendar.
- First it would bring confusion to participants (so... what's the difference
between x and y ?)
- Second, it could bring tensions between the organizers of the two drives,
such as on communications, banners... (been there, done that...)
- Third, local teams would probably NOT "do more" or "do better". They would
implement activities that would be attributed to both drives. You would end up
with pictures taggued with both categories. It already happens.
We would certainly "reach" some different people. Not all participants would
be overlapping, nor activities.
But would the overlapping and the tensions be worth the effort ? Would that be
a good use of our collective time ? Would that be a good use of our shared
funds ? I do not think so.
Which is why... we try... every year... to choose a theme that tries not to
overlap too badly with the other photo contest themes. This is in particular
true to anything related to "folklore and heritage" (= Wiki Loves Folklore,
Wiki Loves Heritage) and true to anything related to "awesome landscapes and
nature" (=Wiki Loves Earth).
We gotta be smart, share the space-fund-energy-time, and collaborate when it
makes sense to collaborate, but always keeping in mind to preserve or enhance
the other great initiatives.
Flo
Le 05/09/2023 à 09:31, Gnangarra a écrit :
What about "Wiki Loves Africa's Living Heritage"
On Tue, 5 Sept 2023 at 05:16, Wilson Oluoha <[email protected]> wrote:
Dear Wikimedians,
The search for a theme for the 2024 Wiki Loves Africa contest is still
ongoing.
Please click the link below to share your thoughts on what you think the next
Wiki Loves Africa theme should be:
WLA 2024 Theme Suggestions
Kindly recall that Wiki Loves Africa (www.wikilovesafrica.net) is an annual
photography competition that takes place across Africa. It was designed to take
back the visual narrative by re-imaging contemporary society and cultural
heritage across Africa through the eyes of Africa’s photographers.
Wiki Loves Africa images have collectively - since metrics began in 2016 -
been viewed 1 billion times.
Started in 2014, the 9 editions so far have resulted in the contribution of
102,068 images to Wikipedia's media library, Wikimedia Commons, by over 10,380
photographers from 55 countries across the continent. The images have a life
beyond the competition, with these images being placed in articles on
Wikipedia, and thus being viewed by over 1 billion times since the impact began
being monitored from 2016; with 25 million views in May 2022 alone.
- 2014 WLA: Cuisine
- 2015 WLA: Cultural Fashion and Adornment
- 2016 WLA: Music and Dance
- 2017 WLA: People at Work
- 2019 WLA: Play!
- 2020 WLA: Africa on the Move
- 2021 WLA: Health + Wellness
- 2022 WLA: Home + Habitat
- 2023 WLA : Climate and Weather
- 2024: ???
Warm Regards
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Chers Wikimédiens,
La recherche d'un thème pour le concours Wiki Loves Africa 2024 est toujours
en cours.
Veuillez cliquer sur le lien ci-dessous pour partager vos idées sur ce que
vous pensez être le prochain thème de Wiki Loves Africa:
WLA thème proposé pour 2024
Wiki Loves Africa;(www.wikilovesafrica.net) est un concours annuel de
photographie qui se déroule dans toute l'Afrique. Il a été conçu pour reprendre
le récit visuel en réimaginant la société contemporaine et le patrimoine
culturel à travers l'Afrique à travers les yeux des photographes africains.
Les images de Wiki Loves Africa ont collectivement - depuis le début des
mesures en 2016 - été vues 1 milliard de fois.
Démarrés en 2014, les 9 éditions à ce jour ont abouti à la contribution de 102
068 images à la médiathèque de Wikipédia, Wikimedia Commons, par plus de 10 380
photographes de 55 pays à travers le continent. Les images ont une vie au-delà
du concours, puisqu'elles sont placées dans des articles de Wikipédia et ont
donc été vues plus d'un milliard de fois depuis que l'impact a commencé à être
surveillé à partir de 2016 ; avec 25 millions de vues pour le seul mois de mai
2022.
- 2014 WLA: Cuisine
- 2015 WLA: Mode et parure culturelle
- 2016 WLA: Musique et danse
- 2017 WLA: Les gens au travail
- 2019 WLA: Jouez!
- 2020 WLA: L'Afrique en mouvement
- 2021 WLA: Santé + Bien-être
- 2022 WLA: Home + Habitat
- 2023 WLA : Climat et météo
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