User talk:Grandpa49

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-- Wikimedia Commons Welcome (talk) 11:35, 6 September 2014 (UTC)

Invitation to the prize giving ceremony of Wiki Loves Monuments 2014

Hello Grandpa49,

You took part in the photo contest Wiki Loves Monuments 2014 in Belgium and Luxembourg. In the past weeks, the jury has judged the photos and has came to their conclusion. Out of the more than 2500 uploaded photos, the ten best photos have been selected. The uploaders of these ten photos will receive a prize at 26 November 2014. We also give away some extra prizes.

The prize giving ceremony will take place on 26 November 2014 at the Royal Institute for Cultural Heritage in Brussels and starts at 19:00. The doors will open at 18:30. Afterwards the host of the venue will offer us a snack and a drink and we have the opportunity to talk with each other.

More information can be found at our website and on the wiki of Wikimedia Belgium:

• wmbe:Invitation to the prize giving ceremony of Wiki Loves Monuments 2014
• http://www.wikilovesmonuments.be/w/index.php/Prize_giving_ceremony_26_November_2014

Please inform us before 26 November if you will be there.

See you at the prize ceremony!

On behalf of the team of Wiki Loves Monuments in Belgium and Luxembourg, Romaine (talk) 02:40, 13 November 2014 (UTC)

Please enable e-mail to be eligible to win a prize in Wiki Loves Monuments!

Thank you for uploading images for Wiki Loves Monuments!

However, we have noticed you have not enabled e-mail. To be eligible to win a prize the contest, you need to enable e-mail. This is what to do:

1. Check the top right of your screen, and log in if you have not done so already
2. Go to your preferences
3. Scroll down to Email Options
4. Enter your email address and click "Allow other users to email me"
5. Click Save