[Wikimedia-l] Banners are too bright, too long

[David Gerard]

On 3 December 2012 20:11, Pavel Richter <pavel.richter at wikimedia.de> wrote:

> "the thing we are selling to people" As I see it, we are not *selling
> *anything.
> Wikimedia provides a free encyclopedia to the public, and it promotes Free
> Knowledge worldwide. For this, we ask for donations, during a limited time
> each year, and with very humble messaging and banners. We do not have to be
> ashamed to do so.


It is, however, quite unambiguously true that this is an exercise in sales.


- d.