Hello Charles, Hopefully you are not doing this in the countries which have chapters that are participating in the fundraiser as payment processors. Please let us know ASAP. Regards, Chris Wikimedia UK

Thanks for clearing that up. Good luck with the test. :-) Chris

The global test is now set for today @ *21:00 - 22:00 UTC.* Charles A. Barr Production Coordinator Wikimedia Foundation <http://wikimediafoundation.org> On 10/18/11 13:23, Charles A. Barr wrote:

The offical 2011 Fundraiser page is http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2011 and don't forget to check the discussion page for more places to discuss the fundraiser. As for a time-line, the fundraiser is scheduled to start within the first two weeks of November. I will see about adding some sort of time-line to the fundraising page. On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 2:00 AM, Lodewijk &lt;lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org&gt;wrote;wrote:

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Talk:Fundraising_2011#When_does_the_fundrais… Best, Till Am 19.10.2011 20:01, schrieb Chris Keating: -- Mit freundlichen Grüßen Till Mletzko Fundraiser ------------------------------------- Wikimedia Deutschland e.V. Eisenacher Straße 2 10777 Berlin Telefon 030 - 219 158 26-0 www.wikimedia.de Helfen Sie mit, dass WIKIPEDIA von der UNESCO als erstes digitales Weltkulturerbe anerkannt wird. Unterzeichnen Sie die Online-Petition unter https://wke.wikimedia.de/wke/Main_Page! Stellen Sie sich eine Welt vor, in der jeder Mensch freien Zugang zu der Gesamtheit des Wissens der Menschheit hat. Helfen Sie uns dabei! http://spenden.wikimedia.de/ Gemeinnützige Wikimedia Fördergesellschaft mbH. Eingetragen beim Amtsgericht Berlin-Charlottenburg unter der Nummer 130183 B. Als gemeinnützig anerkannt durch das Finanzamt für Körperschaften I Berlin, Steuernummer 27/602/55599.

On Mon, Oct 24, 2011 at 1:16 AM, Lodewijk &lt;lodewijk(a)effeietsanders.org&gt;wrote;wrote: The first batch is currently being translated and as we bring in new messages, we will of course be accepting translations continuously throughout the fundraiser. In the next week, we're planning to post the email copy we will send to past donors at the launch of the campaign for people to see ahead of time and to translate as well. We're excited because this is the first year we will be sending translated email messages to our donors. Please help us out by translating and sending this around to a couple people who could help with translation. Jon and Siko have been working hard on translation and will have more to add on translation as we get closer to the fundraiser. Here's the link to the translation hub for more info: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising_2011/Translation * When are relevant deadlines? We started weekly testing in June and will continue to test for the next couple of weeks until we launch the campaign. The testing will continue throughout the fundraiser. We haven't formally announced our start date but are aiming for November 7th with the flexibility to adjust that slightly, if needed. We're currently performing weekly systems and messaging testing, but will go up full scale around the week of November 7. We will put out a press release when we launch the fundraiser. I will talk with Jay about exact timing and synching up with the chapters. We're aiming to take down the fundraising banners and put up thank you messages by January 1, 2012. Yes, thank you Lodewijk for bringing up the flexibility we're keeping with these dates and targets as our plans may change and new things will likely come up as we make our way through the fundraiser. We'll be sending out more fundraiser information and specific dates as we get closer over the next couple of weeks. Megan