2008/12/24 Robert Rohde :
> So, if not visibility, then what is really going on. In my opinion,
> if you want someone to read something, personalizing it is a very good
> idea. I think describing it as a personal message and putting a face
> to it, provides engagement and gets people to pay atte
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 5:59 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
> Within the last 24 hours, we've raised a total of $283,859. That's
> more than 10 times as much as we made during a typical weekday in the
> last few days of the fundraiser, and the single highest day on record
> for community gifts. We don't
It works and isn't terribly invasive, and realistically financial difficulty
will find sympathy right now. I think it's brilliant.
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From: "Erik Moeller"
Subj: Re: [Foundation-l] Jimmy Wales donation appeal
Date: Tue Dec 23, 2008 7:00 pm
Size:
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 8:59 PM, Erik Moeller wrote:
> 2008/12/23 effe iets anders :
>> Up to now, I kinda liked the fundraiser. Although they are very shouty for
>> what I'm used to (I dislike the red button for instance and the somewhat
>> agressive tone), I think this last change in message cou
2008/12/23 effe iets anders :
> Up to now, I kinda liked the fundraiser. Although they are very shouty for
> what I'm used to (I dislike the red button for instance and the somewhat
> agressive tone), I think this last change in message could use a *little*
> step back. Please use a slightly smalle
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:56 PM, Gregory Maxwell wrote:
> Although my own experience is that many Americans are a bit baffled
> that we don't run ads. They've often not even heard the multitude of
> arguments against pervasive/invasive advertising. I don't believe
> it's Wikimedia's place to arg
This is really impressive - such a rise in donations just because of a clear
and personal approach! Can't we make more like this, personal testimonials
and calls by Wikimedians but also non-Wikimedians sympathizing with us?
Ziko
2008/12/23 Robert Rohde
> Aside from concerns about loudness and
On Tue, Dec 23, 2008 at 4:48 AM, Robert Rohde wrote:
> PS. At screen widths that are not all that small, it appears the
> "collapse" button is forcing the "Please Read:" unit down a line so
> the last line is hanging outside the box.
I should say, that's on IE. Firefox doesn't seem to have that
Aside from concerns about loudness and size in the banner, the message
itself has been very successful:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics
-Robert Rohde
PS. At screen widths that are not all that small, it appears the
"collapse" button is forcing the "Please Read:"
2008/12/23 Petr Kadlec
> 2008/12/23 effe iets anders :
> > As said, a slightly smaller font, and a grey color could do miracles
> here.
>
> Also, note that on IE7 in 1024x768, the banner (on Commons, at least)
> looks terrible -- the last line ("Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales") goes
> under the ba
2008/12/23 effe iets anders :
> As said, a slightly smaller font, and a grey color could do miracles here.
Also, note that on IE7 in 1024x768, the banner (on Commons, at least)
looks terrible -- the last line ("Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales") goes
under the banner border, so that it is stricken th
Up to now, I kinda liked the fundraiser. Although they are very shouty for
what I'm used to (I dislike the red button for instance and the somewhat
agressive tone), I think this last change in message could use a *little*
step back. Please use a slightly smaller font, an slightly less shouty text.
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Casey Brown wrote:
> Some pretty nice comments mixed in there. ;-) They also do a good job
> explaining why we need money.
>
> [Jay: interesting to look at, might be nice to use some like their
> comments in the future]
Some of it is just hopeless.
"Why can't th
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:42 PM, Dan Collins wrote:
> Wait. Is donating supposed to make the banner go away?
>
> Because it didn't...
No, there's a gadget and a "collapse" (only makes it smaller) button for that.
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On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:40 PM, Casey Brown wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Chad wrote:
> > On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:12 PM, geni wrote:
> >> 2008/12/23 Robert Rohde :
> >> > Looks like the new appeal is working well.
> >> >
> >> > We seem to be on pace to have the best single day of
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:34 PM, Chad wrote:
> On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:12 PM, geni wrote:
>> 2008/12/23 Robert Rohde :
>> > Looks like the new appeal is working well.
>> >
>> > We seem to be on pace to have the best single day of this fund drive.
>> >
>> > -Robert Rohde
>> >
>>
>> Not sure. Sti
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 9:12 PM, geni wrote:
> 2008/12/23 Robert Rohde :
> > Looks like the new appeal is working well.
> >
> > We seem to be on pace to have the best single day of this fund drive.
> >
> > -Robert Rohde
> >
>
> Not sure. Still getting complaints among others that donating doesn't
2008/12/23 Robert Rohde :
> Looks like the new appeal is working well.
>
> We seem to be on pace to have the best single day of this fund drive.
>
> -Robert Rohde
>
Not sure. Still getting complaints among others that donating doesn't
make the banner go away:
http://ubuntuforums.org/showthread.ph
Looks like the new appeal is working well.
We seem to be on pace to have the best single day of this fund drive.
-Robert Rohde
On Mon, Dec 22, 2008 at 4:58 PM, Delirium wrote:
> I assume most of you at least occasionally read one of the Wikimedia
> websites so probably saw this in a sitenotice,
2008/12/23 Delirium :
> Worriers about the perennial suggestions to put advertising somewhere on
> the site(s) might also like what appears to be the closest to a no-ads
> pledge I've seen so far: "Like a national park or a school, we don't
> believe advertising should have a place in Wikipedia".
I assume most of you at least occasionally read one of the Wikimedia
websites so probably saw this in a sitenotice, but I thought it was a
very well done appeal, concisely highlighting exactly what we do, why
it's different than what most people do, and why we're worth donating
to, so worth poi
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