Drat, my apologies. I forwarded to Wikimedia-l and neglected to send here. Busy morning :/
-Matthew On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 10:30 AM, Jay Walsh <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 < > [email protected]> 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 <[email protected]> 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 > > > [email protected] > > > 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 > > [email protected] > > 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 > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l > -- Matthew Roth Global Communications Manager Wikimedia Foundation +1.415.839.6885 ext 6635 www.wikimediafoundation.org *https://donate.wikimedia.org* _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l
