> > I can see their use as a URL shortener. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{FULLPAGENAMEE}} gets a bit unweildy at > times, compared to, for example, http://wp.org.uk/{{REVISIONID}} or > something. >
We already have enwp.org . I think wm.org.uk or wm.co.uk will be very useful as URL shorteners for the WMUK website. Registering some of the others (wp.org.uk etc) defensively won't hurt either, although the idea is that we back off if another legitimate organisation also want them. Deryck On 9 June 2011 20:18, George Watson <[email protected]> wrote: > I can see their use as a URL shortener. > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/{{FULLPAGENAMEE}} gets a bit unweildy at > times, compared to, for example, http://wp.org.uk/{{REVISIONID}} or > something. > > There's no pressing need, but it's a possibility. However, we'd probably > be better off getting something more international for that (wp.org, for > example). > > On Thu, 2011-06-09 at 20:12 +0100, Mike Peel wrote: > > With these domain names, there is an extra £10 application fee, and if > the domain name is contested then it goes to auction with the highest bidder > winning - so the costs of these domains could be substantially higher than > usual. > > > > If there was a really pressing reason for them - e.g. if they would be > well used for linking to wikipedia - then I think it would be worth getting > them. Otherwise, I'm not sure we're any different from other (bigger) > organisations that share the same abbreviation... > > > > Mike > > > > On 9 Jun 2011, at 19:08, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > On 9 June 2011 13:16, geni <[email protected]> wrote: > > >> Because it all adds up and if you actually use the names you have to > > >> keep paying for them. > > > > > > It does all add up, but to a very small number. Let's say it's £5 per > > > year per domain (which I think is about right). 6 domains for the next > > > 10 years would cost us £300. That would mean keeping the fundraiser > > > going for an extra hour to fund. It think it's worth that. > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > > [email protected] > > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikimedia UK mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > >
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