2009/1/7 Anders Wegge Keller wegge@wegge.dk:
geni geniice@gmail.com writes:
2009/1/7 Anders Wegge Keller wegge@wegge.dk:
Whiners has always been quicker to the keyboard, then those without opinions either way. That's a human trait, i suppose. Failing to take this fact into the equation effectively invalidates your assesment. And since you haven't mentioned it by now, I will not accept any delayed claims to the opposite.
This only works if you are seriously trying to suggest that there are people who feel that large banners add to the wikipedia experience.
I think that the large majority who doesn't feel the need to whine about them accepts them as a nescesary thing to fund WM.
Most people come to wikipedia to read articles. Generally having font-size: 33 banners between the top of the page and the article is not a good way to facilitate this.
Having no banners and no servers to serve the artuicles are even worse. Having payed the dangeld to get rid of them, I think most are happy being acknowledged for the fact.
You miss the point. The banners are not fundraising any more (unless you collapse them)
I don't agree on that point. Having extorted 6+ million $ out of the readers with a Jesus headline, and then switching the thank you note to leagal flyspeck, would send the wrong signal. If we NEED Joe Bloggs meney, we'd better THANK him in the same way. Otherwise he may OVERLOOK the plea next time it comes around.
Any evidence for those claims? And how about thanking him by not degrading his wikipedia experience?