[Foundation-l] Re: An other attempt for Announce-l; central info about wikimedia tech status and info

[Walter Vermeir]

Delphine Ménard <notafishz at ...> writes:

> Completely agreed. Wheter it is a mailing list that people can
> subscribe to, or a blog (there is one I think, but maybe not
> advertised enough?) or an info page which gives important information
> such as "OTRS is down, will be for a week, contact so and so to get
> emails redirected", it is important that the community be informed of
> technical issues that have an impact on the projects as a whole, or on
> the work some people do. OTRS down certainly has a greater impact than
> people might think.

Do not forget that the Q4 funddrive will start very soon. That can lead to 
important questions from visitors or sponsers or so. 

I suggest that all Wiki-projects make sure the have an working contactpoint. 
You can use the "owner" emailadress adress of your local mailinglist so you 
have a @wikipedia.org adress.

Walter