[Foundation-l] EN discussing removing/replacing the banner

Tue Oct 23 01:45:32 UTC 2007

On 23/10/2007, Robert Rohde <rarohde at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Nearly everyone who has commented on-wiki thinks the current fundraising
> banner is especially awful and EN is discussing replacing it.
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_talk:Common.css#Inane_Sitenotice
>
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Administrators%27_noticeboard#Switch_off_the_stupid_fundraising_scrolling_marquee
>
> At the risk of being rude, it would have been much better if the
> Foundation
> had provided an open invitation for design feedback from the major wiki
> communities before foisting this across every page.
>
> -Robert Rohde
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It's been up on Meta-Wiki for ages. En are free to do what they like, but
the foundation still has authority over it. They listened, and they've
changed it to be more aesthetically appealing. You can even dismiss it now,
what more do you want?

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Alex (Majorly)

http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Majorly