[Wikimedia-l] Wikivoyage launch: why no blog post or press release?

[Matthew Roth]

Drat, my apologies. I forwarded to Wikimedia-l and neglected to send here.
Busy morning :/

-Matthew

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Walsh <jwalsh at wikimedia.org> wrote:

> Matthew distributed the release and the blog post this morning (around 0900
> PT), it should have made its way to this list as well:
>
>
> https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_releases/Wikimedia_Foundation_launches_Wikivoyage
>
> https://blog.wikimedia.org/2013/01/15/wikimedia-foundation-launches-wikivoyage-a-free-worldwide-travel-guide-that-anyone-can-edit/
>
> Also, happy birthday, Wikipedia! And welcome to our new friends at
> Wikivoyage :)
>
> On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 6:37 AM, Stevie Benton <
> stevie.benton at wikimedia.org.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi Tom et al,
> >
> > There is indeed a release - but it is embargoed until 1600 GMT / 0800
> > PST...
> >
> > It's uploaded to the WMUK blog in readiness to go live at the appointed
> > hour. I am absolutely certain that the Foundation are equally prepared.
> >
> > Hope this is helpful,
> >
> > Stevie
> >
> > On 15 January 2013 14:35, Tom Morris <tom at tommorris.org> wrote:
> >
> > > Some friends asked me today about the Wikivoyage launch, and the
> > reasoning
> > > behind it.
> > >
> > > I hopped over to https://blog.wikimedia.org/ and found... nothing.
> > >
> > > Then I went to https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Press_room and
> also
> > > found... nothing.
> > >
> > > Any reason why the Foundation hasn't published anything about the
> > official
> > > launch of Wikivoyage? It'd be quite useful to be able to point my
> > enquiring
> > > friends to "oh, this is what the Foundation are saying about it", but
> > > apparently the Foundation aren't saying anything about it.
> > >
> > > --
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> > > <http://tommorris.org/>
> > >
> > >
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