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Wiki Loves Monuments South Africa The photo competition for monuments and heritage sites

Wiki Loves Monuments South Africa 2015 Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 - Photographs for Wikipedia Cape Town Wiki Loves Monuments edit-a-thon Wikimedia South Africa will be hosting an edit-a-thon to encourage people to use the photographs take during Wiki Loves Monuments over the years on Wikipedia. As you might well know the Wiki Loves Monuments competition has generated thousands of pictures of South African heritage locations and hundreds of thousands of pictures of heritage sites around the world. Very few of them are currently used on Wikipedia. As such we created a special prize for "best use on Wikipedia" for a site anywhere in South Africa this year totalling R3,000 and the same prize category for a site in the Western Cape totalling R4,000. The cut off deadline to apply this this prize category is the 7th November 2015. The edit-a-thon is a great opportunity to enter this event and learn more about how to maximise your contributions to Wikipedia using Wiki Loves Monuments photographs. Details: Date: Saturday, 24th October 2015 Time: 10:00 - 15:00 (people are free to come and go at any time between 10am and 3pm) Location: TwentyFifty, 2nd Floor, 8 Spin Street, Cape Town. You will need to bring your own computer/notebook/device to edit Wikipedia on. Unfortunately the host site does not offer free standing computers. We will be serving food and refreshments on the day. It important to keep Wikipedia editors well fed. September is heritage month which means it is the beginning of Wiki Loves Monuments 2015. The contest welcomes contributions from across South Africa, and around the world, to upload pictures of monuments and historical sites to improve Wikipedia’s coverage of these important locations. Entry is as simple as 1-2-3. These are the prizes up for grabs : First Prize Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 8,000.00 Second Prize Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 4,000.00 Best media/video documenting a heritage site (national) Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 3,000.00 Best Photographic Submission in the Western Cape Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 6,000.00 Best use on of WLM submissions on Wikipedia Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 3,000.00 Best use of WLM content to document heritages sites in the Western Cape on Wikipedia Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 4,000.00 To enter the “Best use on Wikipedia” categories please add the following categories to the photograph/media pages on Commons after that media has been used on Wikipedia: “Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 South Africa used on Wikipedia” South African Monuments The number of registered grade I through grade II monuments in South Africa by province. The size of the numbers is loosely relative to the number of registered monuments in each province. Find your monument's SAHRA-ID The 3614 national heritage estates in South Africa are categorized into three grades: Grade I: Heritage resources with qualities so exceptional that they are of special national significance. There are 18 sites in this category. Grade II: Heritage resources which, although forming part of the national estate, can be considered to have special qualities which make them significant within the context of a province or a region. There are 3019 sites in this category, of which 1500 sites are unmapped. Grade III: Other heritage resources worthy of conservation. There are 39,145 sites in this category, all of them unmapped. This competition will target photographing, uploading and categorizing grade I and II monuments. Read more on Commons… A list of grade I through to grade II monuments in your province and their respective SAHRA ID can be found here. Suggested monuments Below is a list of some suggested monuments for participants to photograph of both listed and unlisted locations. As always participants are encouraged to photograph widely as they like and also consider photographing other listed and unlisted locations. Suggested listed monuments These locations are all listed grade I and II monuments in South Africa. You can see a list of other monuments nearby by clicking on their respective links. Table Mountain, Cape Town. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/018/0022 (other nearby monuments) Muizenberg Railway Station, Main Road, Muizenberg, Cape Town. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/081/0031 (other nearby monuments) Oak trees, Dorp Street and The Avenue, Stellenbosch. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/084/0001-026 (other nearby monuments) Tokai Arboretum, Tokai Forest, Tokai, Cape Town. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/111/0017 (other nearby monuments) Jonkershuis, Non Pareille, Daljosafat, Paarl District, Western Cape. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/069/0001/002-03 (other nearby monuments) Johannesburg City Hall Complex, Rissik Street, Johannesburg. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/228/0068 (other nearby monuments) Old High Court of Griqualand West, Southey Street, Kimberley, Northern Cape. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/049/0011 (other nearby monuments) Fort Murray, Zwelitsha District, Eastern Cape. SAHRA-ID: 4/K/King/1 (other nearby monuments) St James Church, 35 Somerset Street, Graaff-Reinet, Eastern Cape. SAHRA-ID: 9/2/033/0016 (other nearby monuments) Suggested unlisted monuments Unfortunately a number of the suggested unlisted monuments we had recommended previously might be subject to Freedom of Panorama issues. We have therefore asked that pictures of monuments that were built recently not be submitted. We are sorry for the confusion.

Closed Photographs for Wikipedia Competition Rules The pictures have to be your own work and uploaded by yourself. Only pictures uploaded during the month of September 2015 are eligible. Uploaded photographs do not have to be taken during September 2015. Pictures must not have been uploaded to Wikimedia Commons before. Only pictures released under a free license are eligible to participate. All uploads must show its SAHRA ID number. If they are proposed monuments, use the code "New". You need to have account at Wikimedia Commons. Awards National awards The prizes for Wiki Loves Monuments South Africa are: First Prize Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 8,000.00 Second Prize Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 4,000.00 Best media/video documenting a heritage site (national) Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 3,000.00 Best Photographic Submission in the Western Cape Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 6,000.00 Best use on of WLM submissions on Wikipedia Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 3,000.00 Best use of WLM content to document heritages sites in the Western Cape on Wikipedia Vouchers from Orms to the value of R 4,000.00 To enter the “Best use on Wikipedia” categories please add the following categories to the photograph/media pages on Commons after that media has been used on Wikipedia: “Wiki Loves Monuments 2015 South Africa used on Wikipedia” International contest The national juries will nominate photos for the international contest. International awards can be found here. Follow us Follow us on Facebook Helpful Links Project Mechanics and Logistics Social Development Focus All about photography How to contribute photos at Commons CreativeCommons license South African Heritage Resources at Commons WLM-2014 WLM International site WLM-2014 at Commons WLM-2014 South Africa at Commons Uploaded South African photos WLM tools Site Maintenance

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