Looks like they're now showing appeals from people other than Jimmy! I was really starting to enjoy all the different pictures of Jimmy looking studly
On Wed, Nov 17, 2010 at 20:04, Elizabeth Stark <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 >> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Discuss mailing list > [email protected] > http://freeculture.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/discuss > FAQ: http://wiki.freeculture.org/Fc-discuss > > -- .danny ☮♥Ⓐ - http://www.google.com/profiles/danny.piccirillo Every (in)decision matters.
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