On Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 5:46 AM, WereSpielChequers werespielchequers@gmail.com wrote:
A big part of the controversy is over advertising, and I'm not convinced that you can design a banner ad for a third party research survey that isn't seen by some as advertising for that third party.
I'm sure that's true. I do wonder, though, how strong that opposition would be with a banner that identifies the Wikimedia-affiliation more clearly, eliminates any non-Wikimedia logos, links to an FAQ, and is sensibly implemented from a privacy standpoint.
Note that you can preview any banner by appending the CentralNotice ID to a Wikipedia URL like so:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2011_NBA_lockout?banner=MumbaiHackathon
I suggest that we do build an invitation that addresses all concerns that aren't fundamental, and that we use the above mechanism to really get some broad feedback on a revised approach before drawing too many conclusions about what people might/might not oppose.