Thanks. Its unfortunate how Wikipedia is treating me like this.
I'll keep trying to see when Wikipedia feels satisfied and releases the link to my screen. i hope that happens before the survey period end. Best regards, rexford On Wednesday, November 7, 2012, Andreas Kolbe wrote: > Nkansah, > > Are you sure you were logged in when you went to the main page? The banner > will only show if you access the main page while logged in. > > If you were logged in, and the banner still does not show up for you in > Chrome's Incognito mode, then I am out of ideas ... and I agree with you > that the way this has been set up is completely unsatisfactory. > > Best, > Andreas > > On Tue, Nov 6, 2012 at 10:51 PM, Nkansah Rexford > <[email protected] <javascript:;>>wrote: > > > Hello Andreas > > > > I think I've done your suggestions. > > > > 1) I have the "Suppress display of the fundraiser banner" already > > unchecked. I verified, and ensured its not checked, at least twice. > > > > 2) I set my browser to "Incognito" Mode. I use Chrome most recent > version. > > > > 3) I went to the en.wikipedia.org (English Wikipedia) and the banner > isn't > > showing. > > > > I can't tell where the problem is from now. But for a survey that's > > optional to take, should it be that hard and cumbersome to access? > Assuming > > your troubleshoot tips worked, will everyone (especially, the wikipedia > > newbies) have to go through that process just to see a survey? > > > > I wished i could add screenshots to proof it isn't showing, but thought > of > > this as a mailing list. But in all, its not working > > > > Suggestion: > > 1) Please, if anyone has access, should verify to see if the banner is > > allowed to show in the geographical location I'm in, Ghana. I know some > > banners can be configured to show in certain parts of the world based on > IP > > preferences. Since Ghana wasn't listed even among the countries > initially, > > I won't be surprised if Ghana isn't part of the survey (Don't know how I > > came across it for the first time though). > > > > thanks > > rexford > > > > On Tuesday, November 6, 2012, Andreas Kolbe wrote: > > > > > 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 it to bypass any cookies that > may > > > prevent the display of the banner). > > > > > > 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 Mon, Nov 5, 2012 at 12:42 PM, Nkansah Rexford > > > <[email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;>>wrote: > > > > > > > Hi > > > > > > > > I wish to take the Wikipedia survey after the addition of Ghana. But > > > can't > > > > find the banner. Its not showing on my wikipedia pages. > > > > > > > > I'm accessing Wikipedia from Ghana. > > > > > > > > To enable me take the survey as early as possible before it expires > > out, > > > > can I have the link directly to the survey page? > > > > > > > > Thanks > > > > > > > > rexford > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > +Nyarko Rexford <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107174506890941499078> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > Wikipedia-l mailing list > > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > Wikipedia-l mailing list > > > [email protected] <javascript:;> <javascript:;> > > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l > > > > > > > > > -- > > +Nyarko Rexford <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107174506890941499078> > > _______________________________________________ > > Wikipedia-l mailing list > > [email protected] <javascript:;> > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikipedia-l mailing list > [email protected] <javascript:;> > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l > -- +Nyarko Rexford <https://plus.google.com/u/0/107174506890941499078> _______________________________________________ Wikipedia-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikipedia-l
