Geni, I think that's a flawed argument, if I understand you correctly.
Sure, it was there before... under radically different conditions. No one can say that the editing/reading habits of users then are the same as the editing/reading habits of users now.
I like the idea of giving it a shot, and congratulate Rand and his team for some nifty looking designs.
Philippe
On Jun 24, 2009, at 4:33 PM, geni wrote:
2009/6/24 Rand Montoya rmontoya@wikimedia.org:
(As this email may enact changes that affect the total Wikimedia community, please feel free to forward or post this email on any and all applicable lists. I would like as much feedback as possible.)
Wikimedians--
We have begun exploring ideas for enhancing the visibility of the donate button not only within the Wikimedia main skin but also on every page of every Wikimedia project. We hope that enhancement will enable us to better informing our public that we are dependent on their donations as we promote the free and open knowledge movement.
We expect that a small change to the Wikimedia main skin will result in big returns in donations--donations we use to keep the Wikimedia movement alive and growing. I expect that in return for a bit of enhanced visibility, we will see a daily increase of up to 20% in donations.
Ever look at the classic skin? Much like what we used before monobook. Anyway the donate link is in much the same place. Little evidence of effectiveness.
-- geni
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