"These features rely on tons of our user-generated data—the fuel of the platform... Crucially to the business, we users perform this crucial labor for free and without any say in the direction of the platform."

And this is why I stopped contributing to #MapyCom (and pretty much all proprietary platforms) and started contributing to #OpenStreetMap and #WikimediaCommons last year.

https://bikepacking.com/plog/when-we-get-komooted/

If you think media is important for open knowledge, but don't enjoy creating it, here's a great blog post of other important tasks you can help with: https://diff.wikimedia.org/2025/07/27/tidbits-for-commons-contributions-you-dont-have-to-be-a-photographer/
#WikimediaCommons

Now that both #MangroveReviews and #MapComplete support editing and deleting your reviews, I set about making some much-needed improvements.

My review of Agasi now also describes the ambience a little, and ends on a more positive note to accurately reflect my feelings.

My review of Manoj Naan Wālā also got some tweaks.

Both also got some new photographs on #WikimediaCommons and #Panoramax! Check out my recent uploads on Wikimedia Commons

I discovered that there is a slight caveat to how MapComplete handles edits of reviews, but I hope it will be fixed in time.

As always, I rely on the community’s donations to make ends meet. If you like my contributions, support me on Liberapay!

Maak het jezelf gemakkelijk als je even iets niet weet bij het werken op een Wikimediaproject zoals Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons of Wikidata!

Vind je antwoord op het Wikimedia Kennisplatform https://kennisplatform.wikimedia.nl

Wenn mal Zeit ist... Für #Wikipedia und #WikimediaCommons habe ich den Leuchtturm Kermorvan (Finistere, Bretagne) mal zu verschiedenen Tageszeiten und aus verschiedenen Richtungen fotografiert, mit Kamera, Drohne und Handy.

Alle Bilder (meine beginnen mit 2025-07-xx): https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Kermorvan_lighthouse

For all #WikimediaCommons people, I wrote a high-level overview of the copyright management on Commons. If you would like to take a look and see if I missed something vital, I would greatly appreciate it: https://se.wikimedia.org/wiki/Projekt:CommonsDB_registry/Commons_copyright_managament_summary_for_IVIR
#Wikimedia #copyright

¡#WikiLovesEarth2025!
Concurso de fotografía de espacios naturales protegidos organizado por #WikimediaEspaña.

Buscamos imágenes de Zonas Especiales de Conservación (ZEC) de la Red Natura 2000.

¿El objetivo?
Documentar la riqueza natural de nuestro entorno y compartirla en #WikimediaCommons, para ilustrar artículos de Wikipedia y otros proyectos.

Premios nacionales. Las mejores fotos representarán a España en la fase internacional.

Del 1 al 31 de julio.
https://wikimedia.es/edicion-wiki-loves-earth-2025-fotografia-la-naturaleza-comparte-conocimiento-libre/

Hallo Arbeiter-Samariter-Bund, ich musste "leider" euer Wackbild, das ihr mir auf dem CSD in Köln gegeben hat, für Wikipedia als Beispiel für den Artikel [[Linienrasterbild]] verwenden. Vielen Dank. Wieder einen Wikipedia-Artikel mit einem Video versehen.

https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Linsenrasterbild

It appears that someone saw a photo of me at WikidataCon 2017* on #WikimediaCommons with my beard clearly visible, and categorized it as "Women wearing fingernail polish", which is a rather interesting take in itself, especially considering the category tree.

So anyway I created https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Non-binary_people_wearing_fingernail_polish : if you have other enby people to add here, don't hesitate

(*) https://commons.m.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:WikidataCon_2017-IMG_2106.JPG

@msutools hat mich als ehrenamtlicher Fotograf für Wikipedia/Wikimedia Commons interviewt. Vielen Dank. Das gab mir selber auch die Gelegenheit, mal in meine fotografische Vergangenheit zu schauen.

https://hinterlandscapes.com/2025/07/07/im-fokus-raimond-spekking/

𝗜𝗡𝗧𝗥𝗢𝗗𝗨𝗖𝗖𝗜𝗢́𝗡 𝗔𝗟 𝗨𝗦𝗢 𝗗𝗘 #𝗜𝗡𝗞𝗦𝗖𝗔𝗣𝗘
Desde #wikimediaargentina y #wikimediachile organizan este taller virtual gratuito. 𝗔 𝗰𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗼 𝗱𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘀𝗰𝗼.
Diseña ilustraciones y diagramas reutilizables, y aprende a subirlos correctamente a #wikimediacommons
Viernes 18 de julio_ 18h (Argentina) / 17h (Chile) [23h España]
Modalidad online, INSCRIPCIÓN : https://encuestas.wikimedia.org.ar/571824?lang=es

Nosotros no organizamos el curso, pero nos encanta compartir iniciativas libres como esta.

#Wikipedia wint het vandaag wel van alle andere media met de Beste Foto van de Dalai Lama
#WikimediaCommons #PictureOfTheDay #BirthdayBoy

I rarely leave my neighborhood these days, so when the opportunity came last weekend to visit a town about 80 km from my home, I took a little detour to visit and take photos of the town’s only national historical marker.

(Those who have been following me long enough know that documenting historical markers in #Wikidata and #WikimediaCommons is one of my niche interests.)

https://wikidata.org/wiki/Q52144727