[Wikitech-l] Re: automated email system needed to thank donors

I personally hate automated emailing. All new members of the Wikinerds Community receive a personal welcome email or message from me, typed by me, and everytime it is a different one. Every person is happy to be unique and this uniqueness must be reaffirmed in every communication. When I donate to a project I expect not a machine, but a real human to thank me. There are many Wikipedians in your project and I am sure that it is possible to find willing Wikipedians to write short "thank you" messages to the donors. The messages, however, should not be send from the Wikipedians but by an automated software system or a trusted administrator (who will also moderate the messages), for the protection of the donors' privacy.