I like your idea of the e-reader - a Kobo seems a good choice - and perhaps preferable to Amazon vouchers. If we scale down from an ereader for the overall winner, smaller prizes for the best of the week sounds like a nice idea. I'm not sure what thiese could be though, assuming that is a category which goes ahead.
In terms of promoting the competition, WMUK has a blog and a Facebook page where it can be mentioned. Other chapters might pick up the Facebook post and share it. On 18 November 2013 21:13, Adam Morgan <[email protected]> wrote: > On 11 November 2013 at 12:45:31 Richard Nevell < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi everyone, > > > > If there are volunteers interested in taking the lead on this, > Wikimedia UK > > are prepared to provide prize(s) and people outside the UK would be > > eligible. > > > > It's encouraging to see discussion about how to make the competition > work. > > > > Richard > > Well, I have a rough page set up for this at Wikisource:- > > http://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Wikisource:Tenth_Anniversary_Contest > > I just need to know what Wikimedia UK is expecting here and what I should > write for the prize(s) information. > > The initial idea was to award an e-reader to the winner (one that can read > EPUBs, like a Kobo, which Wikisource produces directly). On the Wikisource > mailing list some have said that this will put off entrants because those > that lag behind, or don't join on, the first day have no incentive to > continue. Amazon vouchers were suggested. There are possibilities for > alternative prizes on top of just the straight winner (such as best in > day/week, best on a particular text, etc). > > So, what sort of prizes does WMUK have in mind and are there any opinions > on the prize-winning system (which does depend on the number of prizes). > > Also, is there anything WMUK can do to help promote this? > > The contest is supposed to start this Sunday (the project launched on 24 > Nov 2003). > > Some extra notes: This is, again, a bit late notice and arranged in a > hurry. I think it will work but, if nothing else, it will at least provide > experience for any later competitions (such as the 2015 en.wsanniversary). > The original idea was for just a week-long contest; > currently I've set it for a full month but I'm thinking of splitting the > difference at a fortnight. I've arranged for ten texts to form the > competition, covering a few different areas and interests; most were > already on Wikisource to start with but remain unfinished or unstarted. > I've added some very basic guidance to the page, hopefully this makes > sense to non-Wikisourcers but I would appreciate someone checking it. > > - Adam > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > -- Richard Nevell Wikimedia UK +44 (0) 20 7065 0753 Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*
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