Re: [Foundation-l] Designs and other fundraiser updates

Hello, On Wed, Oct 22, 2008 at 05:08, Erik Moeller <erik(a)wikimedia.org> wrote: Thanks for putting these up. I have three remarks/questions: 1) The slogan "Wikipedia is a non-profit" sounds weird to me. Technically, Wikipedia is not "'a" non-profit (which in my English as a second language view of the world, means organisations) . However, Wikipedia is non-profi, ie. the project is not meant for profit. Maybe that doesn't work in English, I don't know. I suppose that the site notice is going to be translated, so maybe make sure that the translation makes sense rather than reflects the English text. Also, in many languages (well, at least in French) non-profit is a huge set of words. We might want to "localize" the slogans rather than just "translate them". 2) While I understand the necessity and the advantages of pushing Wikipedia over the other projects in terms of "return on investment", I really think it would make sense to find a slightly different wording/message for the notices on other projects. It doesn't mean that we shouldn't use Wikipedia's name, but if the Foundation is ever hoping to push other Wikimedia projects forward, it should probably start to include them more prominently in its own communications to start with. 3) Has it been at all thought about to "translate" the currency in the progress bar? I am thinking that "dollars" sounds a bit too American maybe and that in these times of financial crisis, it might make sense for some countries/languages to have a local currency progress bar. Otherwise, I find the mock-ups clear, slick and to the point. Cheers, Delphine -- ~notafish NB. This gmail address is used for mailing lists. Personal emails will get lost. Ceci n'est pas une endive - http://blog.notanendive.org