On Wed, Nov 26, 2008 at 8:03 AM, Ziko van Dijk zvandijk@googlemail.com wrote:
Quotes should be in the "local" language, indeed. Germans would find it strange to see suddenly quotes in a foreign language and believe that a technical fault has happend.
What about portret photos next to a quote? A general message like "Join us supporting" followed by a person. We show surprisingly few face(s), there are no eyes that look to the would-be-donator.
Such as:
- "Help Brion Vibber keep Wikipedia running" (followed by his pic, and later
with an explanation what he is doing)
- "Make Dr. Winiger's edits accessible to everyone" (followed by a pic of
this Zedler winner of 2007 ...)
- "Alice Weigand wants a fast and working Wikipedia when teaching seniors to
edit"
- "Let Erdal not build up Kurdish Wikipedia alone"
Also, don't overlook the power of social proof [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_proof]: People feel much more comfortable contributing when they see that other respectable people and organizations have contributed. Unfortunately many of the most powerful examples we could use are rejected by the communities as "advertising", but there are still opportunities here.