[Foundation-l] EN discussing removing/replacing the banner

[Casey Brown]

I believe he just sent his message before he saw that the changes had
already taken place.

On 10/22/07, Majorly <axel9891 at googlemail.com> wrote:
>
> On 23/10/2007, Robert Rohde <rarohde at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > Nearly everyone who has commented on-wiki thinks the current fundraising
> > banner is especially awful and EN is discussing replacing it.
> >
> > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Common.css#Inane_Sitenotice
> >
> >
> >
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Switch_off_the_stupid_fundraising_scrolling_marquee
> >
> > At the risk of being rude, it would have been much better if the
> > Foundation
> > had provided an open invitation for design feedback from the major wiki
> > communities before foisting this across every page.
> >
> > -Robert Rohde
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>
> It's been up on Meta-Wiki for ages. En are free to do what they like, but
> the foundation still has authority over it. They listened, and they've
> changed it to be more aesthetically appealing. You can even dismiss it
> now,
> what more do you want?
>
> --
> Alex (Majorly)
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