User:Ciell/Wiki Loves Hub

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Wiki loves Hub is a proposed hub on Wikimedia photograph competitions like, but not limited to, Wiki Loves Earth, Wiki Loves Africa, Wiki Loves Folklore and Wiki Loves Monuments.

Hubs are one of ten initiatives in the Movement strategy 2030, and are envisioned to be organizational units in the Wikimedia movement supporting more than one volunteer community. A thematic hub would focus on supporting global thematic areas, and cover a certain area of expertise.

Cross sections of the Wiki Loves initiatives edit

The before mentioned Wiki Loves photo competitions all share multiple aspects, and have several common grounds:

The competitions are held annually
And all have a described annual cycle they go through every year
Competitions are mainly organized from Wikimedia Commons
The competitions are organized in a federated manner, meaning there is one international team, that supports the different national or local initiatives
For organizing the competitions, knowledge of local copyrights is needed
As well as knowledge of the rules and limitations of Wikimedia Commons
All competitions make use of specific upload (time limited) campaigns on Commons
Most, if not all, make use of Commons:Montage
Most, if not all, make use of the Central Notice banner
All competitions aim to cover a specific 'gap' of knowledge in our file repository
For all competitions the entries are judged by a local, ànd an international jury

How can a Wiki Loves Hub help? edit

Collect and distribute knowledge of local copyrights, specifically about the subject of Freedom of Panorama and possible already existing work arounds
Improvement in the alignment the various initiatives
Increase knowledge exchange among peers
Improve and support the global coordination and cooperation with international organisations
Support and improve the tools and Mediawiki extensions for Wiki Loves competitions
Helping new Wiki Loves initiatives with the start of their campaign