Brian J Mingus wrote: > I believe the banner will be judged, not based on the almost > universally bad > impressions of it that I have seen from Wikipedians, but based on how much > money it makes. I don't think it's surprising that the banner rubs many > Wikipedians the wrong way. It was created by a PR agency with the express > purpose of raking in as much cash as possible. It's supposed to hit all the > right chords of the hundreds of millions of visitors that will see it, of > whom we long time Wikipedians are a miniscule fraction. > It takes a bit of mental effort to see the difference of the demographic of Wikipedians and Wikipedia readers as a big plus, but there it is. Wikipedia went mainstream a couple of years ago, and it was part of the mission that this should happen. Clearly a competent PR person tasked with this job is going to take the line you suggest. I'm not aware of fundraising and its methods being a big issue in board elections, but I'm no expert.
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