Hi Tom,
thanks for the offer :) That was indeed the situation I was referring to.
It would probably be good to mention on the page who people should contact
(first Erik, and he will send people from there?). I don't have any awesome
ideas currently, but I can very well imagine other people might :)
Lodewijk
2012/9/27 Thomas Morton <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com>
If anyone has a good idea for a name, but lacks to
funds or means to pick
it up (and the WMF declines to do so), feel free to get in touch. I am
happy to handle the purchase and later transfer (if it wins!) for you :)
Hopefully that removes that hurdle :D
Tom
On 27 September 2012 13:48, Philippe Beaudette <philippe(a)wikimedia.org
wrote:
> Hi Lodewijk,
>
> Currently the process is that the suggested name must be owned by the WMF
> or a volunteer who is willing to transfer it free of charge. Any
> exceptions would have to be worked out with Kelly and Erik.
>
> Thanks,
> pb
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>
>
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org
>
wrote:
>
> > Thanks Philippe,
> >
> > just as clarification: do I understand correctly that people can only
> > suggest names that are either owned by the WMF or they are willing to
> > invest money to buy the domains for at least the .org and possibly some
> > more? Or would the WMF also be willing to buy/reimburse the domains
that
would
likely be serious candidates? This wasn't entirely clear from the
page to me.
Best,
Lodewijk
2012/9/27 Samuel Klein <meta.sj(a)gmail.com>
> Thanks for keeping this rolling, Philippe.
> It's great to see the names turned up already.
>
> SJ
>
> On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:24 AM, Philippe Beaudette
> <philippe(a)wikimedia.org>wrote;wrote:
>
> > Hi all,
> >
> > The straw poll [1] for the name of the new travel guide project has
> closed.
> > While there's been strong support for the name Wikivoyage, there
have
also
> been strong arguments expressing the desire for a more open-ended
process
> > and no overall consensus to go forward without it. The Wikimedia
> Foundation
> > therefore would like to invite participation in an open process,
which
> is
> > > described at
>
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Travel_Guide/Naming_Process
> > ,
> > > and begins immediately with the submission of suggested names
(please
note
> the submission process). Thank you for your participation.
>
> Thanks,
> pb
>
>
> [1] -
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Travel_Guide/Naming_straw_poll/en
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