I will try to find out when my answers will be posted, so that we can
be prepared a couple of hours in advance.
Angela_ wrote:
As it was only supposed to be a temporary measure,
there is no reason
for it currently to be up. However, perhaps we should consider whether
it needs to be a more permanent measure. If the notice is bringing in
significantly more donations than we normally get, should it be there
permanently, and just made more prominent during the fundraising
drives?
In this regard, it is important to remember that if we can balance the
intrusiveness/tackiness of the notice properly against the usefulness
of the money that it brings in, we will have a steadier revenue stream
and not need to rely on "crisis" fundraising calls as much.
I think what we should do is move the notice toward the bottom of the
page, and have it read something like this: "If you found this article
or other Wikipedia articles to be useful to you, please visit our
<a>donation page</a> to find out how you can help support the
nonprofit Wikimedia Foundation."
It will be less prominent there, but I think highly effective. Even
if it brings in less month than a top-page notice, it will likely
bring in enough that we can delay much longer between major begging.
--Jimbo