Hoi, It is not nice to say "RTFA" but it is said that the software DOES meet the requirements. Now there is information that would be nice to have; things like GPS information. It is also nice to know for pubs what they have on draught. This is something where a database makes sense.. So yes, the software may suffice but it is not difficult to come up with functionality that would enhance the product. Thanks, GerardM On 2/9/06, Nathan Carter <magnaboy(a)westnet.com.au> wrote: >What sort of information is on the site that could not be published on >Wikipedia, a project already ran by the Foundation? >Cheers, >Nathan > >admin(a)wikipubs.org wrote: > > > >>Hi, >> >>Yes the site currently exists, however this site was designed as a >>prototype to see if the mediawiki software and the wiki-type directory >>was appropriate. I have found that the software easily meets the >>requirements of the proposal and hence would be a possible future >>project. The demo site, email addresses and domains were purchased >>when I first came up with the idea and now am putting this forward for >>discussion as project proposal. >> >>Cheers, >>James. >>_______________________________________________ >>foundation-l mailing list >>foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org >>http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >> >> >> >_______________________________________________ >foundation-l mailing list >foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org >http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >foundation-l mailing list >foundation-l(a)wikimedia.org >http://mail.wikipedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > >

admin(a)wikipubs.org wrote: As long as you are showing a willingness to transfer these domains to the Wikimedia Foundation upon acceptance of this project, I don't see anything wrong with doing a project proposal like this. It is a bit different than other proposals, but every new project proposal seems to go about its creation through slightly unique circumstances, especially as the proposal matures. The quality of the proposal and the merits of it becoming a Wikimedia sister project should be irrelvant as to if it has an existing website or not. I do think a project demonstration is a good idea, and I hope that others looking at this proposal understand the nature of the demonstration.

There are some users at Meta who think that the "Wikipubs" proposal is illegitimate. Thus the proposal page [1] has entered requests for deletion at Meta. [1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikipubs

However, there is a valid concern here, which is that hundreds of wikis from the Internet will create pages for themselves at meta.wikimedia.org, simply by pretending that they want to become Wikimedia Foundation projects.