GwenanDu
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Following the suggestions here are two more attempts
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Thnak you very much razalas !!! Perfect to me, the 1 is my favorite
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Here are some attempts for creating icons for the new categories
Hourglass:
Lighter
What is your opinion?
Any suggestions to change or improve the designs?
Thank you Razalas for taking the time to propose an icon for the new categories, so quickly!
For the hourglass, I find the colors a bit dull personally. I know it's not easy to make tiny icons ... I have suggestions, but if this is not possible, the first proposal, the clearer will be very well
Would it also be possible to place uprights on either side of the hourglass and a more round shape of the glass? Like this form for example:
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Halloooo?? Where's the category?
I do not know and I do not know where or who to ask where it is ...
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I love the new icons, they are very successful, bravo !!
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We look forward to the new category of hourglasses ...
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I think we need a unique icon --
Yes
) 47 votes, 4 "no", 5 "abstentions" it's a good job
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Thank you all for your participation.
Benchmark Blasterz thank you for your involvement in my category! I will use your model because it will be understandable for the greatest number.
I will however rectify 2 or 3 little points.
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Description:
The purpose of this category is to discover the hourglasses throughout the world, whether real hourglasses, sculptures, paintings or works of art.
Expanded Description:
Its origin is not clear, apparently well before the Middle Ages, but for many centuries it is used to measure time and this until today. He played a very important role in the navy. Stunning old hourglasses are visible in museums, but they are also often depicted on paintings, sculptures and works of art. Frequent in cemeteries, it is often represented by a winged hourglass.
Gatinaise personal photos
What is included in this category :
Hourglass, Clepsydra and all clocks that tell time by transferring matérial from one chamber to another, are included in this category
- Only the hourglasses or their representations displayed in public places and permanently are accepted !
- Real or fake hourglass (Museum or decor for example),
- Representation on a painting, sculpture, cemetery or building...
- Works of art ,
- Shop Sign,
- Other (They will be validated on a case-by-case basis by the group).
What we are NOT looking for :
- Hourglass for sale,
- hourglass in temporary exhibition,
- digital hourglass, electronic, virtual
- personal hourglass or collection
Instructions for Posting a Hourglass Waymark:
Warning :
In the case of a museum where several hourglasses are present, only one waymark will be allowed for the entire museum. On the other hand if in this same museum there is also a painting and a sculpture with an hourglass then 3 different waymarks are possible, 1 for each type (hourglass, painting, sculpture).
TITLE REQUIREMENT
Location - City, Country (or States in USA)
LONG DESCRIPTION
Any information about the hourglass or its representation (Time of manufacture, use, information) would be appreciated. If he is in a museum, add specific information as to where the hourglass is located within the museum.
LANGUAGE NOTE
We encourage bilingual and multilingual waymarks, but one of the languages must be English (as lingua franca).
LOCATION
Put the coordinates of the easiest place to see the hourglass or entrance of the museum.
PICTURES
Required: At least one original quality photo taken by you of the entire hourglass. Internet pictures and Google street view will not be accepted.
Additional photos highlighting particular details of the hourglass, or providing a more distant view of the hourglass and its surrounding area will be greatly encouraged.
Warning :
- If you took a picture in a museum or other private place, make sure you have his permission before publishing this picture!
- Please be considerate when taking photographs of hourglasses in cemeteries or ossuaries, by making sure photography is allowed at the site before you take your photos.
Any waymarks with photos taken in violation of the particular site's restrictions will be deleted by category officers.
Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:
To log a visit to an hourglass Waymark, provide proof of your physical visit - no virtual visits please. Proof can be in the form of an original photo that you have taken of the hourglass, or a description of the hourglass and of your visit. Any additional information that you can provide about the hourglass is always welcome.
Any visit that does not respond to its requests will be deleted.
Category Settings:
Waymarks can be added to this category
New waymarks of this category are reviewed by the category group prior to being published
Variables:
What type of hourglass is it?
Hourglass
Clepsydra
Painting
Sculpture
Work of Art
Tombstone
Relief
Other
Is this hourglass accessible 24/7? Yes/No/don't know
If the hourglass is not accessible 24/7, open hours for the location of the hourglass
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So, if I summarize here the last changes I will apply :
"waymark coordinates be taken at the entrance to the museum, with specific information as to where the hourglass is located within the museum. (Many GPS units do not work in the museum buildings.) Add 2 variables:
(1) Is this hourglass accessible 24/7? (Yes/No is fine)
(2) If the hourglass is not accessible 24/7, open hours for the location of the hourglass: (use a text box so that different daily hours can be posted)"
And for the drop-down menu of type :
Hourglass (real or false) It's simpler like that not?
Clepsydra
Sculpture
Relief
Tombstone
Painting
Other (specify in Long Description)
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I will add the false hourglasses in the drop-down list. They are sometimes used in decorative elements like here for example (El Relojero de la calle de la Sal - Mirador Madrid)
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I know nothing about art except what I learn to keep Waymarking. Isn't an hourglass on a tombstone the same as an hourglass sculpture?
No, because to my mind a sculpture is in 3-D. An hourglass on a tombstone could be a relief, or an etching.
That's right, so I'll add tombstone and relief to the list
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Regarding this:
Instructions for Posting a Hourglass Waymark:
Warning:
(1) In the case of a museum where several hourglasses are present, only one waymark will be allowed for the entire museum. (2) On the other hand if in this same museum there is also a painting and a sculpture with an hourglass then 3 different waymarks are possible, 1 for each type."
Sentence (1) and sentence (2) contradict each other.
I recommend you EITHER (1) allow each hourglass in a museum to be waymarked separately, OR (2) you allow only 1 waymark for an entire museum.
Elyob explained well what I meant. Paintings, sculpture, real object are so different that everyone deserves a waymark in my opinion. However, this type of situation will be very exceptional I think .
I recommend waymark coordinates be taken at the entrance to the museum, with specific information as to where the hourglass is located within the museum. (Many GPS units do not work in the museum buildings.) Add 2 variables:
(1) Is this hourglass accessible 24/7? (Yes/No is fine)
(2) If the hourglass is not accessible 24/7, open hours for the location of the hourglass: (use a text box so that different daily hours can be posted)
I agree
Regarding this:
"What type of hourglass is it? (Real hourglass, copy, Painting, Sculpture, Work of Art, Other)"
I think that if the hourglass exists in the world it is real -- even if in a painting.
Yes I have not been able to better formulate my thought to speak about the hourglass object;) If you want a drop down list, I think the list needs to be as follows:
Hourglass
Clepsydra
Sculpture
Relief (Many are represented on facades of buildings)
Tombstone
Painting
Other (specify in Long Description)
Thank you for all these very pertinent remarks!
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The first issues are not contradictory. If the museum has more than one hourglass (that is, actual timepieces), there will be only one waymark. If the museum has one hourglass timepiece, one painting of an hourglass and one sculpture of an hourglass; there could be three waymarks.
Thank you Elyob, that's exactly what I meant, but I may not have very well formulated it ...
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Thank you for all your comments ! I now propose the category "Hourglass" and I wait for your returns
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Description:
The purpose of this category is to discover the hourglasses throughout the world, whether real hourglasses, sculptures, paintings or works of art.
Expanded Description:
Its origin is not clear, apparently well before the Middle Ages, but for many centuries it is used to measure time and this until today. He played a very important role in the navy. Stunning old hourglasses are visible in museums, but they are also often depicted on paintings, sculptures and works of art. Frequent in cemeteries, it is often represented by a winged hourglass.
Personal photos
What is included in this category :
Hourglass, Clepsydra and all clocks that tell time by transferring matérial from one chamber to another, are included in this category
- Only the hourglasses or their representations displayed in public places and permanently are accepted !
- Real or fake hourglass (Museum or decor for example),
- Representation on a painting, sculpture, cemetery or building...
- Works of art ,
- Shop Sign,
- Other (They will be validated on a case-by-case basis by the group).
What we are NOT looking for :
- Hourglass for sale,
- hourglass in temporary exhibition,
- digital hourglass, electronic, virtual
- personal hourglass or collection
Instructions for Posting a Hourglass Waymark:
Warning :
In the case of a museum where several hourglasses are present, only one waymark will be allowed for the entire museum. On the other hand if in this same museum there is also a painting and a sculpture with an hourglass then 3 different waymarks are possible, 1 for each type.
TITLE REQUIREMENT
Location - City, Country (or States in USA)
LONG DESCRIPTION
Any information about the hourglass or its representation (Time of manufacture, use, information) would be appreciated.
LANGUAGE NOTE
We encourage bilingual and multilingual waymarks, but one of the languages must be English (as lingua franca).
LOCATION
Put the coordinates of the easiest place to see the hourglass or Entrance of the museum.
PICTURES
Required: At least one original quality photo taken by you of the entire hourglass. Internet pictures and Google street view will not be accepted.
Additional photos highlighting particular details of the hourglass, or providing a more distant view of the hourglass and its surrounding area will be greatly encouraged.
Warning :
- If you took a picture in a museum or other private place, make sure you have his permission before publishing this picture!
- Please be considerate when taking photographs of hourglasses in cemeteries or ossuaries, by making sure photography is allowed at the site before you take your photos.
Any waymarks with photos taken in violation of the particular site's restrictions will be deleted by category officers.
Instructions for Visiting a Waymark in this Category:
To log a visit to an hourglass Waymark, provide proof of your physical visit - no virtual visits please. Proof can be in the form of an original photo that you have taken of the hourglass, or a description of the hourglass and of your visit. Any additional information that you can provide about the hourglass is always welcome.
Category Settings:
Waymarks can be added to this category
New waymarks of this category are reviewed by the category group prior to being published
Category is not visible in the directory
Variables: Dropdown list
What type of hourglass is it? (Real hourglass, copy, Painting, Sculpture, Work of Art, Other)
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I would put this in the category:
"Please be considerate when taking photographs of hourglasses in cemeteries or ossuaries, by making sure photography is allowed at the site before you take your photos. Any waymarks with photos taken in violation of the particular site's restrictions will be deleted by category officers."
Perfect for me thank you !
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I preferred that the anonymity of the deceased be respected, because I did not know if we had the right to broadcast photos with names of people. But if legally one has the right to make pictures with names that appear then no problem. I withdraw the sentence on anonymity because in any case it is out of question to remove the hourglasses from cemeteries, no worries.
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Do you have any other comments? Perhaps on the fact that I wish to be respected the anonymity of the dead in the cemeteries? Or on the 2 photos requested?
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Your remarks are relevant, so I will take them into account. I agree to expand the category to clepsydra. I will also keep the name Hourglass to name the category.
Do you have examples, except the hourglass and the clepsydra, for : "ALL clocks that tell time by transferring material from one chamber to another"
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In order to remove the ambiguity on the term Hourglass (which could include the clepsydra) I will modify the names of the category in "Sandglass".
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Wow, never seen one of these.
I did look at your group page and see you already have five officers. Is there a reason why enrollment is "off"?
BK-Hunters, is the first time that I make the step to create a category and I do not know all the practices ... I reopened the enrollment
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Are clepsydres/water clocks (water instead of sand) in glass accepted?
They are much rarer but some of them are awesome.
The clepsydres are somewhat the ancestors of the hourglasses, they are superb sometimes, but no, I do not include them with the hourglasses.
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In proposing a new category, it is expected that items waymarked are "Open to the Public"
I would strongly suggest excluding private collections that require an appointment regardless if it is for one item or 1,000.
Peer review can be difficult at times, and I would not vote to approve a category that allows item/s in private collections that require an appointment. The risk is too high for the owner of the item/s and the waymarker.
I actually like the idea and think it has possibilities.
Thank you BK-Hunters, I agree
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[i was in Spain back in 2014, I did buy myself a souvenir hourglass from an outdoor market that is made from polished wood. That being said, should collections owned by private citizens be accepted as well? Can I waymark this from my own home where the community would need to contact me via my profile in order to log the waymark?]
Good evening Bluesnote, I thought about the case of the private collection. After reflection I think that is not a good idea ... All people who have an hourglass at home could want to create a waymark at home, that is to say a lot of people. At this time, a minimum number of 15 hourglasses could be set.
But if I have understood your situation well, you have a very fine hourglass, perhaps an old one that you would like to show. In this case my fear is even greater by what these hourglasses can be very expensive and ill-intentioned people could directly know where to find these hourglasses and it is a risk that I do not want to run ...
What do you think ?
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Thank you Bluesnote, these remarks are very interesting!
It seems logical to reference only the hourglasses that are permanently exposed (so no temporary exhibition) and never those on sale (so no shop or antique dealer for exemple).
I do not think the hourglasses move a lot from one museum to another, but the question may arise for the paintings. However this is already the case for many wmk concerning objects (globe for example) and yet I do not think the case is frequent. If a museum definitely gives an hourglass to another museum then it will be the same case that a store sign that closes to open elsewhere, both can be referenced.
In the case of a private collector who wishes to present his hourglasses on appointment why not (personally I do not know if the guidelines allow it).
In the case where several hourglasses (real objects) are displayed in the same museum or in a private collection, I think that a single waymark should be created and present the different objects possibly in the description.
If in a museum there are several hourglasses (object), a painting and a sculpture for example then 3 wmk could be created.
The group will be able to validate on case by case basis several wmk in the same museum if they have a real value to be identified separately.
On the other hand each painting or sculpture to be the subject of a unique wmk (as in a cemetery for example).
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Tourist tokens or medals
in Recruiting and Category Proposals
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Good evening, I think this category is a good idea because coin dispensers have nothing to do with the "Penny smasher" category. Besides, I don't understand how some distributors are validated in this category...
So a category for them alone would be good, there are many in France (I don't travel), but surely also in the world.
On the other hand, I agree with the remark in the votes on the problem of the location. Indeed, they are machines that sometimes move from one year to the next (just like penny smashers sometimes).