Re: [Wikimedia-l] Naming for the Travel Guide project (James Heilman)
We need to make sure we own the names before voting on them. Else we risk someone else buying it or choosing a name that is either already used or too expensive. Domain names that are not already owned typically go for $10. There are some like Wikiplanet that are being sold for $25,000. The latter is thus not an option. -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Naming for the Travel Guide project (James Heilman)
If there is a squatted name that people *really* like, there could also be a ranked vote and if the most popular name is one that is being squatted or is in light use we could see if it was reasonably available before moving to the next name on the list. SJ On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:21 AM, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote: We need to make sure we own the names before voting on them. Else we risk someone else buying it or choosing a name that is either already used or too expensive. Domain names that are not already owned typically go for $10. There are some like Wikiplanet that are being sold for $25,000. The latter is thus not an option. -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Naming for the Travel Guide project (James Heilman)
I think there are enough options that we don't need to look further than domains that are already under the control of the WMF or a person/group who has stated in writing that they are willing to transfer the ownership. Further, allowing voting on any name that comes to people's minds (a) pretty well guarantees squatting and (b) has the potential to create so many options that there's no reasonable way to suggest there's anything close to agreement. Risker On 28 September 2012 14:50, Samuel Klein meta...@gmail.com wrote: If there is a squatted name that people *really* like, there could also be a ranked vote and if the most popular name is one that is being squatted or is in light use we could see if it was reasonably available before moving to the next name on the list. SJ On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 10:21 AM, James Heilman jmh...@gmail.com wrote: We need to make sure we own the names before voting on them. Else we risk someone else buying it or choosing a name that is either already used or too expensive. Domain names that are not already owned typically go for $10. There are some like Wikiplanet that are being sold for $25,000. The latter is thus not an option. -- James Heilman MD, CCFP-EM, Wikipedian The Wikipedia Open Textbook of Medicine www.opentextbookofmedicine.com ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l -- Samuel Klein @metasj w:user:sj +1 617 529 4266 ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
Re: [Wikimedia-l] Naming for the Travel Guide project (James Heilman)
On Fri, Sep 28, 2012 at 1:01 PM, Risker risker...@gmail.com wrote: I think there are enough options that we don't need to look further than domains that are already under the control of the WMF or a person/group who has stated in writing that they are willing to transfer the ownership. +1; also see Tom Morton's offer: http://lists.wikimedia.org/pipermail/wikimedia-l/2012-September/122151.html Erik -- Erik Möller VP of Engineering and Product Development, Wikimedia Foundation Support Free Knowledge: https://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Donate ___ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
