Although we maybe only doing this for Wikipedia, here's a few comparisons / ideas
== Projects * domains: (subdomain) en.wp.org / Title de.wt.org / Title (de.wiktionary) c.wm.org / Title (commons.wikimedia) (directory) wp.org / en / Title wt.org / de / Title (de.wiktionary) wm.org / c / Title (commons.wikimedia) == Editions * Project * domains enwp.org / Title dewt.org / Title wikimediacommons.org / Title == 1 domain ? (directory) wi.ki / p / en / Title (Wikipedia EN) wi.ki / t / de / Title (Wiktionary DE wi.ki / commons / Title (Wikimedia Commons) (interwiki root) wi.ki / w:en:Title wi.ki / t:de:Title wi.ki / commons:Title Personally, I like the 1domain-root and projects-subdomains solution. Just a few thoughts :) -- Krinkle Op 8 mei 2011, om 15:59 heeft Gerard Meijssen het volgende geschreven: > Hoi, > The wp.org is probably for sale ... It makes more sense to acquire > that > domain. > Thanks, > GerardM > > On 8 May 2011 15:18, Martijn Hoekstra <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Back to the issue at hand though: Thomas is (quite generously) >> offering the enwp.org domain. Would the foundation like to have it? >> >> On Mon, May 2, 2011 at 6:58 AM, Mono mium <[email protected]> wrote: >>> I looked into this once...the domain price was quite steep or I >>> would >>> have gotten it. However, a donation might be possible. >>> >>> On Sun, May 1, 2011 at 5:23 PM, Waldir Pimenta <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> On Wed, Feb 16, 2011 at 10:27 PM, Béria Lima <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>>> >>>>> I preffer wp.org (if is possible) to make internationalization >>>>> easier. >> So >>>>> to >>>>> en.wiki would be "en.wp.org", de.wiki "de.wp.org" and etc. >>>>> >>>> >>>> For the record (sorry I'm late btw :P), I had independently >>>> contacted >> the >>>> owners of wp.org shortly before this thread came up, and they >>>> basically >> said >>>> that even though they supported Wikipedia (they had even donated >>>> in the >>>> past), the domain has too much potential value (WordPress, the >> Washington >>>> Post, etc) for them to hand it over. >>>> >>>> I also thought about this multi-language facet of Wikimedia, >>>> which is >>>> further aggravated by the existence of multiple projects. That >>>> is, even >>>> wp.org would have problems too, since we'd then need to get one for >>>> wikinews, commons, etc. The best solution would be IMO getting the >> domain * >>>> wi.ki*, since this could be adapted either through prefixes (i.e., >>>> subdomains, such as en.wi.ki) or suffixes (e.g. wi.ki/en) for >>>> languages >>>> and/or project codes. In addition to that we could generate links >>>> as the >>>> current shorteners do, like wi.ki/x23yz. >>>> >>>> Now, the wi.ki domain at first seems to be unused, but >>>> http://whois.nic.kireveals it is registered at least until 9 Jan >>>> 2012, >>>> by >>>> domaininfo.com. A search on that page reveals that wi.ki is not >> available >>>> for registration, but seems to be buyable for 696 €. We could >>>> contact >> them >>>> and ask for a partial donation, but it would work best if the >>>> request >> comes >>>> from the WMF itself. Before figuring it was already registered, I >>>> sent >> an >>>> email to organization that manages the .KI domain. The text of that >> email >>>> might be useful for this effect: http://pastebin.com/L0v6uz1i >>>> >>>> Here's a quote from that message that points out some of the >>>> advantages >> of >>>> having these short urls: >>>> * >>>> * >>>>> >>>>> *"[Wikipedia] links are often long and hard to read (for instance: >>>>> http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=.ki&oldid=408287624 ), >>>>> which >>>>> makes them not only inconvenient, but also prone to reproduction >> errors. >>>>> Since the practice of citation is such a critical component of >> journalism >>>>> and scientific publication, minimizing this risk would bring very >>>>> significant benefits for scholars, journalists, and even users >>>>> who want >> to >>>>> share links in social media.* >>>>> >>>> >>>> So, who supports that we request them a donation of that domain? >>>> And is >>>> anyone from the WMF willing to send them the request? (Moka?) >>>> >>>> It's fine if the tech team doesn't want to manage the domain; I'm >>>> sure >>>> plenty of volunteers could offer to do that. But it we'd be much >>>> more >> likely >>>> to get it in the first place if the request is made officially by >>>> the >> WMF. >>>> >>>> So what do you guys think? >>>> >>>> Waldir >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> foundation-l mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> foundation-l mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l >>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> foundation-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/ >> foundation-l >> > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
