[Wikimedia-l] 2012 Editor survey launched

Orsolya Gyenes gyenes.orsolya at wiki.media.hu
Wed Nov 7 08:38:11 UTC 2012


This could not be more difficult... I am a sysop on huwiki for 3 years now
and I'm looking for the link for half an hour now and I still can't find
it... :O

How can you expect newbies to find it?

*~Orsolya*


2012/11/6 Andreas Kolbe <jayen466 at gmail.com>

> I didn't see the banner either, but this solved the problem for me:
>
> 1. Make sure "Suppress display of the fundraiser banner" in your
> preferences (it's under gadgets) is NOT checked.
>
> 2. Set your browser to "Private Browsing" or "Incognito" of "Stealth" mode,
> whichever term your browser uses; this is to bypass any cookies that may be
> preventing the banner from being displayed (again).
>
> 3. Go to the English Wikipedia main page: you should then see the banner at
> the top of your screen, with a link enabling you to do the survey.
>
> Andreas
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 4, 2012 at 3:13 PM, John Vandenberg <jayvdb at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > "On Sat, Nov 3, 2012 at 12:18 PM, John Vandenberg <jayvdb at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> > > Thanks Tilman. Good to see the offer is in the public FAQ.
> > >
> > > I was on my phone at the time I saw it, and having some time on my
> hands
> > I
> > > tried to fill it in. I managed to screw up the survey software on the
> > > languages selection by trying to select more than one, and then it
> > wouldnt
> > > let me pick any. I quit thinking I would get another chance...on my
> > desktop.
> > >
> > > I dont remember if the survey told me that I would only have one
> > chance...
> >
> > Looks like it does.  When editing French Wikipedia, the survey popped
> > up again and said
> >
> > "You can pause the survey at any time and finish it later, but this
> > may be the only time you will see this message."
> >
> > I am hoping this is an nefarious ploy by the WMF to promote
> > non-English Wikipedias ;-)
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > --
> > John Vandenberg
> >
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