Commons:Wikimedia CH
Wikimedia CH is a Wikimedia chapter.
Among other activities, Wikimedia CH supports the Wikimedia Commons project and community in several ways. The entire support results are available on Category:Supported by Wikimedia CH.
Facilitating access[edit]
Media accreditations[edit]
The chapter helps in getting accredited for various events:
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Cristiano Ronaldo during a friendly match Portugal-Argentina in Geneva
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Keziah Jones at the Eurockéennes de Belfort 2011
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Pierre Péan at the Salon du Livre 2011 in Geneva
Privileged access[edit]
The chapter negotiates privileged access for photographers to special places and collections, especially related to cultural institutions:
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Eugène Penard collection
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Beyer cryptographic watch
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Portrait of Pierre Révoil by Jean Michel Grobon
Lending equipment[edit]
The chapter has purchased photographic equipment which can be freely borrowed by contributors:
- a photo studio − see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Photo studio
- lights - see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Lights
- a media recorder − see Category:Media supported by Wikimedia CH - Media recorder
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Konica Autoreflex T3
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Norwegian Forest Cat
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Triple Chimay
Encouraging participation[edit]
Every year, the chapter encourages participation to the Wikimedia projects, organizing contests like Wiki Loves Monuments.
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Uster railway station
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Water tower in Luzern
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Hammetschwand elevator
Opening and sharing public domain material[edit]
The chapter strives to create partnerships with cultural institutions, aiming among other thing to help them opening and sharing their public domain collections:
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Cystopteris alpina
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Merckliche Beschreibung sampt eygenlicher Abbildung eynes frembden unbekanten Volcks
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Auf dem Marktplatz von Solothurn (Blick gegen S) sind neben einer mächtigen Kanone Artilleristen zu Fuss und zu Pferd zusehen
A few figures[edit]
Wikimedia CH has already supported the creation of 322,823 media. Among those:
- 34 are featured pictures
- 865 are quality images
- 6 are valued images