Hi Everyone,
This is a quick update to let you know that we found a few issues in testing that we think need to be fixed before we can point the site to the new servers. It's always difficult to know whether to launch with known issues or wait until everything is fixed, and we're trying to find a good balance.
Thanks for your continue patience, and we'll keep you updated on the progress!
On Thu, Nov 8, 2012 at 8:54 PM, Chris Steipp csteipp@wikimedia.org wrote:
Hi Everyone,
I'm sorry to say that the sites are not yet launched, although we are getting closer. We have encountered a few unexpected issues that have delayed us, and the overall transfer process is taking much longer than anticipated. We're importing the data as quickly as we can without impacting other WMF sites, and are nearing the end of the transfer process. After that, we'll be doing some final QA to make sure that everything is working, and then we'll point dns to the new servers.
In the meantime, the WMF legal team has also asked that we launch the sites with new wording on the Disclaimer pages, using language as close to https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikivoyage/Disclaimer as possible. It would be great if we could get some help with the translation, and make sure this isn't going to be an issue for any of the communities.
Thanks for your continued patience, and I have to be announcing the sites' availability soon!
Chris