Right, I think the personal appeal aspect of it makes sense, because people are much more likely to be motivated by a humanized plea than by a faceless organization. That said, a better way to do it would be to have personal appeals from Wikipedians from around the world, and rotate them, in different languages, etc.
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 4:58 PM, Courtney Thurston <[email protected]>wrote: > I feel the same. I actively edit Wikipedia, and it's appalling even as an > editor. It's actually become kind of a meme within the community. > There's not much I can elaborate on, but yes, the fundraising campaign is > fairly unprofessional and misleading- it seems to further the "Wikipedia has > an editor-in-chief" theory. It's too centered on Jimmy, and lesser so on the > community as it should be. > > ~Courtney Thurston > > Date: Wed, 17 Nov 2010 16:44:01 -0800 > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: [FC-discuss] "Personal appeal from Jimmy Wales" > > > > > 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 > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > >
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