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.ben...@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 <t...@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. > > > > -- > > Tom Morris > > <http://tommorris.org/> > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia-l mailing list > > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > > > > > > -- > > Stevie Benton > Communications Organiser > Wikimedia UK > +44 (0) 20 7065 0993 / +44 (0) 7803 505 173 > @StevieBenton > > Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England > and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. > Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, > London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a > global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the > Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). > > *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal > control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia-l mailing list > Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- Jay Walsh Senior Director, Communications WikimediaFoundation.org blog.wikimedia.org +1 (415) 839 6885 x 6609, @jansonw _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l