On 2/17/07, Erik Moeller erik@wikimedia.org wrote:
I'd like to invite you to contribute to a little brainstorming session, to see if we can come up with a better text than "Your continued donations keep Wikipedia running!" for the site notice shown to unregistered users:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Donation_appeal_ideas
I would like a better understanding of the Wikimedia Foundation's actual financial position and objectives first. It would be dishonest to ask people to "keep Wikipedia running" if its continued operation is not actually in jeopardy.
So: - why is the WF fundraising? - what proportion of its annual income comes from donations of this type?[1] - what would happen if no one donated this way?
Steve [1] As opposed to named donations like that Virgin one...