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 <thomas.dal...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > On 9 June 2011 13:16, geni <geni...@gmail.com> 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 > > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimedia UK mailing list > wikimediau...@wikimedia.org > http://mail.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimediauk-l > WMUK: http://uk.wikimedia.org
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