On 2/17/07, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
I'd like to invite you to contribute to a little
brainstorming
session, to see if we can come up with a better text than "Your
continued donations keep Wikipedia running!" for the site notice shown
to unregistered users:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Donation_appeal_ideas
I would like a better understanding of the Wikimedia Foundation's
actual financial position and objectives first. It would be dishonest
to ask people to "keep Wikipedia running" if its continued operation
is not actually in jeopardy.
So:
- why is the WF fundraising?
- what proportion of its annual income comes from donations of this type?[1]
- what would happen if no one donated this way?
Steve
[1] As opposed to named donations like that Virgin one...