[Wikipedia-l] Please change the embarrassing donations message

Wed Oct 8 04:05:53 UTC 2003

Daniel Mayer wrote:
> JT wrote:
> >Wiki's phenomenal growth requires constant upgrading
> >of technology to give you the best service possible. Giving
> >that service requires funding. You now can donate money to
> >help your wikipedia remain the fastest growing encyclopædia
> >on the internet. For more information, see [[Wikipedia donations]].
>
> For God's sake James, that is WAY too long and your use of "Wiki" is like
a
> bad piece of bad chalk on the blackboard. It is either Wikipedia or
> Wikimedia. There are more than one wiki if you haven't noticed yet.

I agree -entirely-.

> Learn how you can help us speed up {project name} [here].

That's not bad, better than the others... and doesn't cross that
solicitation line... there's some optimized version on the tip of my brain,
but since I can't seem to dislodge it, I'd say go with this.

-- Jake