2011 appeals for money Options

[thekohser]

I see that the newest WMF appeal is an attempt to appeal to wankers by illustrating the thoughts of a jagoff.

No mention of the fact that 53 cents of every donated dollar will go to things other than the Foundation's mission-fulfilling program services.

[thekohser]

I wonder if the Wikimedia Foundation ever considered keeping the appeals off of certain pages, or would that be the dreaded censorship?

[mbz1]

Here's is an interesting thread from Meta

[thekohser]

Here's is an interesting thread from Meta

Somebody's on the fast track to Bannsville:

Jorm, you are traveling to India? May I please ask you, who pays for your travel expenses, and how necessarily it is to travel to India versus having a conference via internet communications?
One more question. In your appeal for donations you have never mentioned thousands upon thousands of volunteers, who make wikipedia possible. Why? Thanks.--Mbz1 19:01, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

[mbz1]

Here's is an interesting thread from Meta

Somebody's on the fast track to Bannsville:

Jorm, you are traveling to India? May I please ask you, who pays for your travel expenses, and how necessarily it is to travel to India versus having a conference via internet communications?
One more question. In your appeal for donations you have never mentioned thousands upon thousands of volunteers, who make wikipedia possible. Why? Thanks.--Mbz1 19:01, 17 November 2011 (UTC)

Not yet banned, but got a scream (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/hrmph.gif) from WMF employee:

Mbz1, I can't begin to relate to why you would make this kind of absurd insinuation. Or why you would feel it's OK to do so from behind a veil of anonymity. I also can't imagine what would make you voluntarily request that your account be blocked from editing Wikipedia, and yet return to Meta to stir shit up about Wikipedia.
Maybe there are good reasons for all of that, but you know what? I don't care. I can't imagine I'm the only one who feels like that. -Pete F 03:46, 18 November 2011 (UTC)

One is left to wonder, if this guy realizes that his response to my so called "absurd insinuation" stirs shit up about Wikipedia" ten times more that all my questions combined. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/confused.gif)

I was also going to ask who's going to pay for Jimbo's every fortnight flights to Florida to see his daughter from his second marriage", but now I believe I am going to miss on this one. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/biggrin.gif)
In any case WMF would probably save some money, if this third marriage of Jimbo would be the happy last one. (IMG:smilys0b23ax56/default/smile.gif)

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