[Wikimedia-l] Naming for the Travel Guide project

[Lodewijk]

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 at googlemail.com>

> 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 at wikimedia.org
> >wrote:
>
> > 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 at wikimedia.org
> >
> >
> >
> > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Lodewijk <lodewijk at effeietsanders.org
> > >wrote:
> >
> > > 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 at 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 at wikimedia.org>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 at wikimedia.org
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