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;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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