These banners are problematic in that they are likely to trigger automatic
filtering of Wikimedia sites by certain types/brands of net
nanny/anti-spam/security software - including software used by many
employers, schools and libraries. And once the sites are filtered/blocked,
it will be difficult if not impossible for many users (particularly if they
don't have administrator permissions for the site) to lift the
filter/block. Getting donations is not more important than keeping the
sites accessible.
Please reconsider.
Risker/Anne
On 26 November 2014 at 15:33, MZMcBride <z(a)mzmcbride.com> wrote:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banni%C3%A8rePopUpWikipedia2014.png
Gah.
Yes, I understand that more obnoxious banners means more money faster and
presumably a shorter overall campaign. I also understand that we're only
punishing certain large wikis with these banners and that these banners
typically set a cookie so that they'll only appear once for most users.
Still, there's an element of basic human decency that must be
incorporated into our banner designs. Obscuring the page content is not
cool. Pop-ups (even ones that stay in the same window) are not cool.
MZMcBride
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