I'm a long-time, low-dollar donor to Wikimedia and I'm really turned off by the current fundraising campaign. The photos of Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia seem to position him at the center of the project whereas my motivation for donating in the past a feeling of personal investment. I donate because I want to sustain a project on which I rely and in which I have contributed editorial labor. I never think of Wikipedia as Jimmy Wales' project; it's my / our project.
But perhaps I am in the minority? The "appeal" effectively inspired some serious donations: 430,000$ in a day. http://www.mediabistro.com/baynewser/wikipedia/_personal_appeal_from_jimmy_wales_nets_wikipedia_430k_in_24_hours_146427.asp Anyone else have thoughts on this fundraising campaign? Interesting links? I haven't seen much discussion of it and I'm curious to know if I'm missing the conversation. Apparently, the "personal appeal" is working -- why? Kevin _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss
