---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Waldir Pimenta waldir@email.com

So, on one hand I can understand the resistance towards adding even more domains to that mix: the enwp.org would set a precedence for others in the same vein, and this would mean up to 7 (projects) * ~200 (languages) domains. Even if we assume only a handful of these would get enough demand to be registered, it could easily double or triple the number of domains currently managed by the WMF. In fact, if we assume only the .org domains I noted above (9 in total), adding the current shorteners I have knowledge of (enwp.org, frwp.org, enwn.net) means a 33% growth.

The above makes a good argument for registering wp.org, wb.org, and wn.orgor whatever TLD. That's a handful of domains and various languages simply become subdomains. I throw my voice behind enwp.org being a poor naming convention and having too much administrative overhead with regards to the other languages. Because it won't stop at en.wikipedia; the other projects and languages will want theirs as soon as Wikimedia sets the precedent.

A previous post suggested a new TLD such as .wmf but I have to mention that it would be a bad idea, as outside of Wikimedia WMF stands for the non-profit World Monuments Fund, for which that is actually an acronym and not just shorthand: http://www.wmf.org

-- Adrignola