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Please note: This page is concerned with the website http://wikimediafoundation.org, the official website of Wikimedia Foundation, Inc, which runs over 700 websites. For comments and feedback to those websites, it is preferred that you go to them directly.

[edit] Grammatical error at Support Wikipedia/en

There is a grammatical error at the page currently linked to from the donation banner on Wikipedia. Under "FAQs," "We employ less than 30 people" should be "We employ fewer than 30 people" (less is only used for non-countable nouns--"less money" vs. "fewer dollars"). Thanks. Chick Bowen 05:38, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes check.svg Done MBisanz talk 05:53, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] More of a problem...

If you count, there's actually 31 members of staff listed (donation link says 'Where does my money go? People and technology. Even though Wikipedia is one of the top 5 most visited websites in the world, we employ fewer than 30 people.' Following the link, it says < 35) --129.234.252.67 11:59, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Link from - http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FAQ/en

http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FAQ/en

In the section:

How do you balance keeping Wikipedia open with making it more reliable?

We believe increased participation makes Wikipedia better. At the same time, we must maintain the tough standards that have made Wikipedia respected by scientists, academics, journalists, and foundations.

- the link from 'tough standards' leads to a 'no article' page:

"Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. Please search for Editorial oversight and control in Wikipedia to check for alternative titles or spellings."

Yes check.svg Fixed Thank you. - Rjd0060 13:44, 11 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Giant sitenotice on top of Dutch Wikipedia

This thing is huge! This giant banner is showing for all of wiki-NL. Please make it smaller. User:Kwiki on Dutch Wikipedia 85.223.108.141 02:18, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

Hit the "[Verbergen]" in the upper-right corner to make it smaller. Cbrown1023 talk 02:20, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
I know, but millions of wikinoobs don't. Anyways, I spoke about it on IRC and they convinced me this is the "correct" size, since it was the same size last year. I still think its way too big and I hope they can take it off soon; but now I know it is not a mistake (at first I thought it was a mistake because on my 24" screen at 1920x1200 it is 3cm by 45cm). I will hide it with CSS. 85.223.108.141 03:54, 13 November 2009 (UTC)
Yes check.svg Done

[edit] DISPLAYTITLE

Please use this magic word in wmf:Support Wikipedia/en etc, to localize page titles and avoid those ugly language suffixes. --Liangent 12:46, 13 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Support buttons

Why not make a wikimedian button instead of just wikipedian? As for today I spend a lot more time taking picures for commons than writing articles. --Korall

[edit] Hey, I don't think that I need an account BUT

Shouldn't it read "fewer than 30 people" rather than "less than 30 people" here?--138.38.221.18 07:37, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

Fixed, thanks! --Erwin 08:58, 14 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Template:2009/Donate-banner/en

Please create templates on payments.wikimedia.org for different languages. Used by Special:PayflowProGateway --Liangent 13:23, 15 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Link Update for Canada/US Tax Treaty

On http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Deductibility_of_donations#Canada, the link to the US-Canada tax treaty needs to be updated. The new one is http://www.fin.gc.ca/treaties-conventions/USA_-eng.asp. --Dbo789 06:34, 19 November 2009 (UTC)

Yes check.svg Done, thanks. Cbrown1023 talk 03:20, 20 November 2009 (UTC)

[edit] Please do not change the looks of your website

Hello,

I came to know that you gonna change the online foundation structure. Thus for you are wanting donations. You can do it obviously. But please do not change the layout of any of them. When we surfs net we noticed that each and every website has complicated designs, where as you guys have such a nice design which pleased our eyes. You may add functionality, but please please don't change the layout.

Regards, Samik Dutta

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