[Foundation-l] Proposal re: sep11.wikipedia.org

[Erik Moeller]

On 9/25/06, Robert Scott Horning <robert_horning at netzero.net> wrote:
> BTW, offers have been made in the past to privately host this content
> (the sep11.wikipedia) but those offers are all more than a year old and
> circumstances have indeed changed.  I'm not exactly sure where to go
> with it, but closing it down completely just doesn't seem right to me.
>  I do support the "freeze" on the database, as I think the effort to add
> substantial quantities of content has essentially run its course.

I don't think sep11.wikipedia.org falls within the mission of the WMF,
or ever did. It has been perceived, and mentioned, as a "sister
project," but really is not. Cleaning it up and moving it to a
dedicated domain name, then abandoning the relationship with the WMF
does not delete the history; to the contrary, it shows our dedication
to preserving even off-topic content of historical interset. A
volunteer has now been found and a dedicated domain name has been
registered for this purpose.

This proposed process reflects many many past discussions on the
matter and I'd like to close it relatively quickly now.
-- 
Peace & Love,
Erik

Member, Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees

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