Montage

Wikimedia Belgium bewikimedia https://be.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Belgium MediaWiki 1.47.0-wmf.24 first-letter Media Special Talk User User talk Wikimedia Wikimedia talk File File talk MediaWiki MediaWiki talk Template Template talk Help Help talk Category Category talk TimedText TimedText talk Module Module talk Translations Translations talk Montage 0 2716 40485 40461 2026-10-26T19:05:19Z Geertivp 171 known problem of scrolling 40485 wikitext text/x-wiki <languages/> <translate>  '''Montage''' is a tool for '''judging photos at the end of a photo contest''', and to select the winners. The Montage tool allows the selection to be completed in a simple manner with a number of jurors. The technical condition is that all jurors have a Wikipedia username. It is best to have at least 10 jurors.  Another tip: use a large flat screen (preferably not a laptop screen) to show the photos in their full glory.  This tool is open source, and has been used thousands of times to judge Wiki Loves contests worldwide and is very easy to use, and requires few documentation. == Roles in the jury team ==   * '''maintainer''': create the campaign, register the organiser * '''coordinator''': create the round, start the rounds, report the results * '''juror''': select the photo's == Actions for the coordinator ==   (this section is only important for the coordinator of the jury campaign; the coordinator can also be juror.) *Request the creation of the campaign on the platform *The coordinator creates the campaign *Create round 1 **Decide the ready date **Identify the images **Add jury members (include additional blacklist accounts) **Create the round **Edit the round: remove the blacklist accounts *Start and close the rounds *Guides the jury *Performs the follow-up, the round 2 and 3, and the reporting == Start the application ==   * Preferably use the Google Chrome browser * Go to https://en.wikipedia.org * Login with your Wikimedia account * Go to https://montage.toolforge.org * Click on "Login with your Wikimedia account" (top right) * You give permission to use your username * Check https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Special:OAuthManageMyGrants if this is the case. * Check that your username is on the top right? * Click on "MONTAGE" at the top left * Scroll down to the campaign * Then click on "Vote" at the bottom right * You can judge the photos in several sessions. So you don't have to cover the entire list in a single run.... * After you have cast your vote, you can still make changes by clicking on the option "Edit previous votes". Sort by score descending or ascending or by date of voting. Don't forget to save your changes each time you make modifications. Click on the top right to save your changes... == Selection criteria ==   * It must be about Belgian or Luxembourg heritage. * The licensing conditions must be OK. * The photo must fall under the Freedom of Panorama or Public Domain (temporary exhibitions are therefore not OK). * There must be no copyright or watermark. * The subject must be in full, unless it is a detail. * The photo must be sharp. * The composition, colour and lighting must be good. * The photo must be natural (edited as little as possible by e.g. Photoshop). * The photo must be usable for Wikipedia. == Selection process ==   Images are distributed amongst the jury members. Each jury member votes on the images one has been assigned to. In the first round, a maximum of 800 photos are assigned to every juror, not to overload the jurors – the first round is extremely boring. When there are more than 800 images, not everyone is evaluating all images in the first round. In round 2 and 3 all jurors evaluate all images. Example: there are 1250 images and 11 jurors; in this case the number of jurors per image are 800 * 11 / 1250 = 7. In every round only 1/4 of all images are going to the next round. *[[Special:MyLanguage/Montage#Round 1|Round 1]]: Yes/No selection (arrow up/down) – from 800 to 200; *[[Special:MyLanguage/Montage#Round 2|Round 2]]: Give points 1-5 (stars); the higher the better – from 200 to 50; *[[Special:MyLanguage/Montage#Round 3|Round 3]]: Rank the top-x (drag and drop) – from 50 to 10. The next round can only begin once all participants have judged each of their assigned photos and the coordinator has opened the next selection. The photos with the highest scores proceed to the next round. === Round 1 ===   The 1st round is a simple yes/no selection. For each photo you have to click "yes" or "no". You can rate the photos with "yes" or "no" (thumb up/down or arrow up or down).  After all photos have been rated, you can check your choice again via "Edit previous votes", then click on "Order by score descending/ascending". Then you can change your score for certain photos. Then save your changes by clicking "Save Round" at the top right.  Each jury member jurors independently, and some are indeed stricter than others. From experience in previous sessions, the 1st selection is somewhere between 10-30% (based on individual judgement).  The scores of all jury members are added up. So every "yes" counts for 1 point. Suppose the tool is set up in such a way that all photos have to be judged by all jurors. Suppose there are 5 jurors, then there will be photos with 5-4-3-2-1-0 points.  In the 2nd round it can be decided to continue with photos that have got e.g. 4 and 5 scores...  If we only take score 5 into account, this means that only photos for which all jurors have said "yes" will be selected. If we also take into account the score 4, the photos where only one jury member said "no" will also be included. Etc.  If there are a lot of photos to be judged, it is worth having more jurors and allowing each photo to be judged by x of the y jurors. Preferably, each jury member jurors a maximum of '''800 photos in the first round'''. If there are enough jurors, each judge can judge all photos in the first round.  It is worth repeating this process several times. You can then compare the photos better and adjust the selection if necessary. In this way, you can make a balanced and fair choice. Do not forget to save your adjustments each time. ==== Use the keyboard ====   * Another tip to quickly triage photos in the first round (using the keyboard - no need for a mouse -> goes faster). * Accept the photo: Arrow Up * Reject picture: Arrow Down * Rate the photo later: Arrow Right  ==== I was too strict in the first round selection ==== It is important that every juror accepts about 200 good images. When you have less, could you please go through your selection again and be a little less critical? There are still two more selection rounds to come, which means more (good) photos could be in the running to go through to the next round. The scores from all the judges are added together in each round, but if e.g. four out of ten jurors are too strict, this could have a negative impact on the final result.  To allow more good images to go to the second round:  * Go to https://montage.toolforge.org * Click on MONTAGE in the top left-hand corner * Adjust your vote under ‘Edit previous votes’ * Sort by score in ascending order * Click on Accept for the best photos * Make sure to click on Save Round (top right) === Round 2 ===   After the first round, we keep about 10-20% of the photos (large campaigns) or 30% for small campaigns. We typically have about 200 images to start the second round. Depending on the number of voters per photo in the first round it is quite possible that you will find photos that you didn't see in the first round, because sufficient other member of the jury did find those photos worthwhile.  In the second round, points are given from 1 to 5 (number of stars; the higher the better), covering artistic, composition, quality, originality, etc. Each photo is validated by all jurors and the points are added up.  After all photos have been rated, you can check your choice again via "Edit previous votes", then click on "Order by score descending/ascending". Then you can change your score for certain photos. Then save your changes by clicking on "Save Changes" at the top right. There is a counter that gives the number of photos for which you have changed the score.  3 more important notices:  * To check or change your vote, click "Edit previous votes". * Don't forget to click on "Save Changes" at the top right... otherwise your choice is not saved === Round 3 ===   A global ranking top-x is created. Procedure: click on "Vote" or "Edit Previous Votes" and drag the photos (up or down) until the best photos are on top. Drag and drop the photos to rearrange their order... Hold the photos by the = sign at the top left of the photo. The best way is to compare two neighbouring photos each time and move up the better one. You can go through the session several times (via "Edit score"). Always save your choice (click on "Save Changes") at the top right.  If some photos are not visible, please press "Refresh" (F5) until all photos have been downloaded. Click on a photo to see it enlarged. Press "Esc" to go back to the selection.  It is worthwhile repeating this process several times, possibly every other day. This way you can better compare the photos and if necessary change the order. In this way, you can make a balanced and fair choice. Don't forget to save your adjustments each time. === Motivation (4th round) ===   And finally, the jury briefly describes the qualities of the winning photos via a shared Google Docs document. === Award ceremony ===   The jury will be invited to the award ceremony, as well as the winners. == Known problems ==  === Screen stays empty ===   * Press Control-F5 to reload the screen. * Click on "MONTAGE" at the top left. === The tool does not show all pictures when Editing previous votes === Normally the next screenful of imags should be shown when scrolling down. Sometimes it doesn't. * Sort scrore ascending or descending (and try both ways) * Try to set for larger or smaller image size == Accessing the tool ==   *[https://montage.toolforge.org Voting] *[[c:Commons:Montage|Documentation]] *[[c:Commons talk:Montage|Requesting a campaign]] *[https://github.com/hatnote/montage GitHub source code] *[https://github.com/hatnote/montage/issues GitHub issue tickets] (technical support) </translate> [[Category:Photo contest]] [[Category:Wiki Loves Heritage{{#translation:}}]] blluvp90kvrl8omhhu1al2u3qpx4omh Translate Wikipedia articles 0 3378 40483 40482 2026-10-26T15:15:50Z Geertivp 171 verify the source content + documentation 40483 wikitext text/x-wiki <languages/> <translate>  '''Wikipedia pages may be translated''', because they all have a [[CC BY-SA]] license, irrespective of the language. Due to the licence, you must credit the authors of the source article.  Luckily there exist a nice built-in translation tool, that automates part of the work. == How to start ==   # Search your article in the source language #* Verify if it is noteable, neutral, verifiable, and translateable (some languages might have [[cultural bias]]). Don't accept original research. #* First verify for [[Copyright/nl|plagiarism]] (the [https://copyvios.toolforge.org copyvio tool] can't detect the direction of the plagiarism because of a missing standard publication date mechanism) #* Click on Languages -> Add languages -> Translate this page, and choose your target language #* If this option is not available, go to [[w:{{int:lang}}:Special:ContentTranslation|your own language Wikipedia]], and choose your source language article # Translate all sections (use [[mw:MinT|MinT translation]]) # Save the translated page in your user space (as a draft article) # Make corrections and additions (visual editor, wiki code editor) # Move the draft article into the main namespace == Advantages ==   * Templates, links, and references are automatically translated. == Disadvantages ==   * Poor translation quality * You still need to do copywriting * The application can fail, unable to save the results * Translation can be language and cultural dependent * Translations older than 6 months can be discarded * Some references are badly translated * Some templates can't be (properly) translated == Tips and tricks ==   * You can better use the [[mw:MinT|MinT]] translation tool (not [[Google Translate]]) * Translate by section (not the complete page) * [[w:nl:Help:Tips_voor_het_vertalen_van_een_artikel_vanaf_een_andere_Wikipedia|Wikipedia Help page]] (wpnl) * [[w:Wikipedia:Translation|Wikipedia:Translation]] (wpen) == Manual corrections afterwards ==   * Recreate and verify the references: ** Copy the URL ** Copy the ISBN * Verify the references ** For some references there exist better alternatives in the target language * Using the (source) visual editor ** You might try to copy the references as such *** Possible manual correction afterwards == Manual translation techniques ==  === Translator tools ===   ==== [[DeepL]] ==== * excellent translation quality (uses [[artificial intelligence]]) * knows and understands the grammer * Windows client application * free version available (source text is limited to 5000 characters when logged in) * Disadvantage: still manually to do: internal link translation, references, categories === Sourcing message ===   Depending on the language, you might need to manually provide a sourcing message, either in the body text, or on the talk page: (examples) </translate> * [https://nl.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Marie_Danse&diff=next&oldid=61182773&diffmode=source nl:Bronvermelding anderstalige Wikipedia] <code>Appendix</code> <code><nowiki>{{Bronvermelding anderstalige Wikipedia|taal=fr|titel=Marie Danse|oldid=179193596|datum=20210125}}</nowiki></code> * [[wikipedia:fr:Jules Wieme#Notes_et_références|fr:Notes et références]]: <code><nowiki>{{Traduction/Référence|nl|Jules Wieme|53745493|type=note}}</nowiki></code> * [[wikipedia:de:Diskussion:SABIN|de:Diskussion:SABIN]]: <code><nowiki>{{Übersetzung|ISO=nl|FREMDLEMMA=SABIN|FREMDREVID=55521124|FREMDDATUM=24 jan 2020 11:11‎ UTC}}</nowiki></code> * [https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Talk:Jules_Wieme&type=revision&diff=1069748570&oldid=981521734&diffmode=source en:Talk:Jules Wieme]: <code><nowiki>{{Translated page|nl|Jules Wieme|version=53745493}}</nowiki></code> == See also == * [[Translate extension]] (technical projects) * [[mw:Content_Translation|Content Translation]] (Wikipedia) [[Category:Wikipedia]] [[Category:Translation]] l7t1qw9s1xt171iwd50m4jz3t1enaes Direct debit fraud 0 3534 40484 37777 2026-10-26T16:40:46Z Geertivp 171 fraud preempively blocked 40484 wikitext text/x-wiki Under certain conditions, businesses can '''automatically invoke a direct debit transaction''' from the [[Current account|checking account]]. The European law has changed on 1 October 2014. Since then it allows business-to-business SEPA direct debit transactions, only controlled by the supplier. Because organisations have the obligation to publish their bank account number publicly on their website, this becomes an open door for financial fraud. == Fraud example == # At once, in August 2022 the bank performed a direct debit transaction, initiated by an unknown international company, without any offer, invoice or previous contact for more than 3000 €. This attempt was repeated once again in october 2026, but was preemtively blocked. # In 2024 another unwanted direct debit for 20 € was reclaimed. == Defence == Via internet banking: * You have 8 weeks to reverse the fraudulent transaction via your banking application (refund) without the need for a formal interaction with the bank, or further motivation. * You can block specific third party bank account numbers (the minimum amount can be set to 1 €c) Via the government: * Beyound the 8 weeks, you can register a complaint with the government, in order to reclaim the amount. * When needed, you could contact the bank to notify the fraudulent transaction. === Advice === * Carefully verify your bank transactions at least every month. == Contacts == === Government === <syntaxhighlight lang="text"> Contact Center van de FOD Economie Tel. : 0800 120 33 (gratis nr.) E-mail: info.eco@economie.fgov.be Website: www.economie.fgov.be </syntaxhighlight> == See also == * [[wikipedia:en:Single Euro Payments Area|Single Euro Payments Area]] (wp.en) * [https://meldpunt.belgie.be/meldpunt/nl/welkom Meldpunt voor ondernemingen] * [https://economie.fgov.be/nl/over-de-fod/waar-en-hoe-een-probleem Meld een inbreuk bij de Economische Inspectie] [[Category:Payments]] [[Category:Invoices]] [[Category:Fraud]] [[Category:Direct debit]] [[Category:Legal]] [[Category:Bank]] n6g2gvqlm0me158uog3klcdfm9adiy3 Open Heritage Statement 0 13382 40486 2026-10-26T20:10:05Z Geertivp 171 protection of heritage 40486 wikitext text/x-wiki The '''Open Heritage Statement''' is an initiative that supports UNESCO's efforts to promote equitable access to heritage in line with its normative work on cultural rights, digital transformation, knowledge sharing for sustainable development, and its founding commitment to the free flow of ideas. Wikimedia Belgium has [https://openheritagestatement.org/signatories signed the statement]. == External link == * https://openheritagestatement.org/statement [[Category:Heritage]] my9wb68owbwmegcqo8b1rgup43ic1lk