[Wikimedia-l] 15% off merchandise today at the Wikimedia Shop

[MZMcBride]

Marcin Cieslak wrote:
>I just wanted to share my feelings: I went to en.wikipedia.org today and
>I saw this message on top:
>
>Happy Birthday Wikipedia!
>15% off merchandise today at the Wikimedia Shop
>
>My first impression was: I think I mistyped the URL...

I primarily contribute to Wikipedia, so I can't say for sure, but I would
imagine it wouldn't feel great to look at the Wikimedia Shop right now as
a Wiktionarian or a Wikinewsie or a Wikisorcerer or....

I primarily contribute in English, so I can't say for sure, but I would
imagine it wouldn't feel great to look at the Wikimedia Shop right now as
someone who primarily speaks French or Spanish or German or Italian or ....

I imagine most active users have given up on CentralNotice and have the
banners permanently hidden while logged in. But it isn't the banner that
bothers me as much as the place to which it leads. These are solvable
problems. We can do better.

MZMcBride