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
Several people have also complained that the text is too small. I tend to agree and think that it would be fine in normal size, perhaps in a different color than the main article text.
On 2/17/07, Erik Moeller erik@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...
On 2/17/07, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
I would like a better understanding of the Wikimedia Foundation's actual financial position and objectives first.
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/What_we_need_the_money_for http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Finance_report
The fundraising link is the status quo, and generating significant monthly donations (which, yes, are very much needed as the above reports show). I am only asking for ideas to change it, not for a debate about fundamentals.
On 2/18/07, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
The fundraising link is the status quo, and generating significant monthly donations (which, yes, are very much needed as the above reports show). I am only asking for ideas to change it, not for a debate about fundamentals.
Hi Erik, I didn't mean to challenge the status quo, I was just looking for an explanation of what we're asking for money for. Thanks for the links.
Steve