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Philippe Beaudette

27 Sep 2012 27 Sep '12

11:24 a.m.

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 ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 415-839-6885, x 6643 philippe(a)wikimedia.org

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Samuel Klein

27 Sep 27 Sep

1:25 p.m.

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:

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Lodewijk

2:05 p.m.

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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 ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 415-839-6885, x 6643 philippe(a)wikimedia.org _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l

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Philippe Beaudette

3:48 p.m.

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 ___________________ Philippe Beaudette Director, Community Advocacy Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 415-839-6885, x 6643 philippe(a)wikimedia.org On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org>wrote;wrote:

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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

> 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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Thomas Morton

4:14 p.m.

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:

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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

> 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 > > ___________________ > > Philippe Beaudette > > Director, Community Advocacy > > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > > > 415-839-6885, x 6643 > > > > philippe(a)wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe:

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Lodewijk

8:45 p.m.

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>

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> 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 > ___________________ > Philippe Beaudette > Director, Community Advocacy > Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. > > 415-839-6885, x 6643 > > philippe(a)wikimedia.org > > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org >

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> > > 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] -

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Erik Moeller

11:41 p.m.

On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 10:45 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org> wrote:

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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 :)

The process for suggesting names is outlined here: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Travel_Guide/Naming_Process#Suggesting_names Please note that I just had to shorten the time window for suggesting names by two days to allow for sufficient time for domain name transfer, certificate setup, etc. consistent with the launch timetable. So please, if you're holding on to a name that you think ought to be on the list, submit it _now_. :-) Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate

Nathan

28 Sep 28 Sep

12:10 a.m.

Is the idea of owning the domain name first (and submitting it by e-mail) aimed at forestalling any sniping? I have a suggestion, for instance, but I don't own it nor necessarily want to buy it without some likelihood of it being selected. In that case, should I suggest it and risk having it sniped by someone with other interests? ~Nathan On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:41 PM, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:

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Katie Chan

12:17 a.m.

On 27/09/2012 22:10, Nathan wrote:

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I would assume that was the intention, but even if it weren't, it's a guarantee that someone will register it between the shortlist for voting is published and the end of voting. KTC -- Experience is a good school but the fees are high. - Heinrich Heine

Deryck Chan

1:10 a.m.

Tom, Thanks for making this offer. The worst that could happen to a Wikimedia competition is, indeed, one that requires money to join. Deryck On Sep 27, 2012 2:15 PM, "Thomas Morton" <morton.thomas(a)googlemail.com> wrote:

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wrote:

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] -

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Itzik Edri

1:45 p.m.

I didn't know WMF have so many domains :) On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 1:05 PM, Lodewijk <lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org>wrote;wrote:

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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

> 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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