https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=42233

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             Bug #: 42233
           Summary: Donation page makes wrong assumption based on language
                    setting
           Product: Wikimedia
           Version: wmf-deployment
          Platform: All
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: critical
          Priority: Unprioritized
         Component: Fundraising: Misc.
        AssignedTo: wikibugs-l@lists.wikimedia.org
        ReportedBy: michele.pe...@gmail.com
                CC: fr-t...@wikimedia.org
    Classification: Unclassified
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This happened in the USA, on a Wikimedia donation page localized in Italian,
but it might apply to other countries and languages.


1. 'donate' link on English Wikipedia takes me to the Italian donation page.

2. monetary values are displayed in $, so the system is probably assuming,
correctly, that I am going to donate in $ despite the page being displayed in
Italian.

3. my USA debit card data is submitted.

4. As I submit the payment information, the system must assume incorrectly that
I am outside of the USA, and returns the error message at point 5 because all
USA cards can only be used on USA soil. But it doesn't explicitly state so and
it simply recommends that I use a different card or payment method.

5. https://payments.wikimedia.org/index.php/donate-error?uselang=en

6. It looks like a very generic error, so I try the same operation again, but
the outcome is the same. I give up and forget about it.

7. A couple of days later I find *two* pending transactions for the donated
amount in my bank account.


Marked this as critical because most people will not understand what the error
message is about, and they might try the donation several times, each time
inadvertently succeeding. They might only realize they're missing a fortune
when they go and check their bank statement, and that could prove very bad for
Wikimedia's reputation.

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