Dear everyone,
The ad industry took ages to reckon they were messing things up¹, looking only at how much money they were earning. I sincerely hope WMF's fundraising is not following the same path. I wouldn't be honest if I didn't write that year after year, I find the fundraising banners more intrusive and less respectful of readers and that I observe much more angry readers around me. No offense to whoever works on fundraising: the issue is in the objectives the fundraising team has to meet.
Best regards,
¹ http://www.iab.com/news/lean/