https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=64557

--- Comment #32 from varnent <[email protected]> ---
I agree that the punctuation debate is a little bit much.  AffCom has already
discussed this and weighed in. However, I will re-summarize.  This affiliate's
official acronym is US-NE, and so we are fine with whatever the affiliate would
like regarding usne or us-ne.wikimedia.org - I personally recommend
usne.wikimied.org - but do not feel as strongly about it as others seem to.

We did talk about the Nebraska concern, and here are a few quick thoughts:
1. There are likely to be some overlap with region names and officially
recognized names.
2. New England is hoping to one-day become a chapter. If a group from Nebraska
emerges, they will likely be encouraged to be a user group rather than a
statewide (vs. regional) chapter. Of course it is possible over 20 years that
could change, but many things are possible over that time. As such, in the
event of Nebraska, they would be assigned US-NB (the other acronym used by orgs
like the Coast Guard that use NE for New England instead) or US-NEB.
3. The hyphen itself is not something others seem to feel as strongly about. If
the group's acronym is US-NE, it is unlikely that usne. or us-ne. would be
assigned to another group. As to the argument that it will be easier for random
people to find them, I think it is okay for their web domain to focus on people
responding to their marketing efforts. The affiliate has requested
usne.wikimedia.org - which AffCom has supported - I suggest setting that up for
the website and a forward if it will appease concerns from others.

-greg aka varnent
AffCom

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