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(a)wikimedia.org>rg>:
(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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