Hi,
I'd just like to revive the point made by Pelagic in the post that started
this thread. I was just now once again presented with this banner wording,
"Show the editors who bring you neutral and verified information that their
work matters."
I find this wording very offensive, as it implies that the WMF is the one
doing that work of bringing the public "neutral and verified information" –
which it is not – and that the WMF should be given money to honour that
work.
I'd much rather the WMF were highlighting what *it* is doing in its
fundraising appeals. Surely this is not too hard to understand?
Andreas
On Sun, Dec 6, 2020 at 1:37 PM Pelagic via Wikimedia-l <
wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> wrote:
[ Cross-posted from
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Meta:Babel#Donations_-_show_the_editors_you…
]
I had the misfortune of visiting Wikipedia logged-out the other day, and
was struck by the large size of the donation banner, and the odd wording of
the appeal. (Something about awkward and humble.) Re-checking now, the
"awkward" bit is gone, but the following sentences are still there:
"If Wikipedia has given you $2.75 worth of knowledge, take a minute to
donate. Show the editors who bring you neutral and verified information
that their work matters."
As an occasional editor I want to know: how do the donations show me that
the work matters? Is there some W?F "appreciation fund" that's going to
start handing out disbursements to editors? Will the money hire more dev's
to implement all the unfinished items from the Community Wishlists? Will
funds be used to run better "community consultations" where the communities
are actually listened to? Or is it just a big fat cynical marketing lie?
[Add: okay, I get it that donation appeals have to phrased in a way that
actually causes people to donate. But this skates very close to implying
that Wikipedia's editors are paid from donors' money.]
Cheers,
Pelagic
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