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.tho...@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 <phili...@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 > > > > phili...@wikimedia.org > > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 27, 2012 at 4:05 AM, Lodewijk <lodew...@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...@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 > > > > <phili...@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 > > > > > > > > > > phili...@wikimedia.org > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > > 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 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > 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 > _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
