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wackyteen
12/18/22 1:06:13 PM
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No, I don't want to give you my goddamned email. I want your stupid bull fucking shill that takes up a page and a fucking half on a goddamned S22 Ultra to go the fuck away

They hide the dismissal options across the top in text smaller than a micropenis, and if you scroll down, as you're naturally inclined to do, it only gives you a Maybe Later, which then generates an additional block to give them your email.

You humbly ask me to not scroll away? This fuck shit makes me not even want to use your shitty website, not give you the fucking money you apparently fucking need so goddamned bad.

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KhlavicLanguage
12/18/22 1:07:23 PM
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Ok
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thronedfire2
12/18/22 1:09:08 PM
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now just imagine if you had ads taking up every page instead

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wackyteen
12/18/22 1:11:36 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
now just imagine if you had ads taking up every page instead
Unless Wikipedia is hosting the ads on their side, it's not an issue cause Adblocker

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KainWind
12/18/22 1:13:56 PM
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I'm sure they'll care about your opinion if you contribute

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CE_gonna_CE
12/18/22 1:14:48 PM
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thronedfire2 posted...
now just imagine if you had ads taking up every page instead
We have Fandom

No need to imagine

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Doom_Art
12/18/22 1:16:25 PM
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wackyteen posted...
Unless Wikipedia is hosting the ads on their side, it's not an issue cause Adblocker
The same guy who runs Wikipedia runs Fandom. Fandom is the site he doesn't mind monetizing.

Adblocker can't fix Fandom and it wouldn't fix Wikipedia.

Personally I'll always chip in $5 or $10.

For how much I use Wikipedia it's worth it.

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UnholyMudcrab
12/18/22 1:17:39 PM
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I don't mind that Wikipedia asks for donations, but I do mind that they do it using the "99% of people will just scroll past this" method. That's the shit you see from boomers on Facebook talking about how much they love Jesus. You're better than this, Wikipedia.

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Doom_Art
12/18/22 1:20:20 PM
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UnholyMudcrab posted...
I don't mind that Wikipedia asks for donations, but I do mind that they do it using the "99% of people will just scroll past this" method. That's the shit you see from boomers on Facebook talking about how much they love Jesus. You're better than this, Wikipedia.
I mean in fairness that's not wrong lol

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MrToothHasYou
12/18/22 1:20:58 PM
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You gotta give

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Irony
12/18/22 1:21:42 PM
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Wikipedia is free to put ads on there I don't use it a lot and if I did I would just be using an ad blocker anyways

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Vyrulisse
12/18/22 1:26:38 PM
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I don't like it because it's dishonest. Wikipedia isn't going anywhere.

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Doom_Art
12/18/22 1:52:43 PM
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some level of entitlement probably

wikipedia has always been free and has no ads so when people are asked to donate to them it flips that lil outrage switch in the brain

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Compsognathus
12/18/22 2:02:33 PM
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Wikipedia is one of the greatest wonders of the modern world. There has never been a freely available of collective knowledge in history. I don't know a single person who doesn't use it regularly. I donate every donation season.

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wackyteen
12/18/22 2:04:14 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
some level of entitlement probably

wikipedia has always been free and has no ads so when people are asked to donate to them it flips that lil outrage switch in the brain
I wouldn't mind, if it was simply a "please donate" button

But the message is nearly 2 pages long on a phone with a massive screen and has a 1440x3880 resolution. That's a lot of fucking pixels they take up to show you a shitty 'heartfelt' message that you then don't even get a proper dismissal of after you've scrolled through it.

If it was user friendly, non-intrusive and didn't actively have hostile design, I wouldn't give a fuck. But it ticks every box of shit design and they can eat shit sandwiches for all I care.

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alphagamble
12/18/22 2:06:38 PM
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Of all the good causes in the world to give money to, it baffles me that people donate to Wikipedia of all things

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FAQ-Checker
12/18/22 2:07:17 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
Personally I'll always chip in $5 or $10.

For how much I use Wikipedia it's worth it.

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Doom_Art
12/18/22 2:07:54 PM
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wackyteen posted...
I wouldn't mind, if it was simply a "please donate" button

But the message is nearly 2 pages long on a phone with a massive screen and has a 1440x3880 resolution. That's a lot of fucking pixels they take up to show you a shitty 'heartfelt' message that you then don't even get a proper dismissal of after you've scrolled through it.

If it was user friendly, non-intrusive and didn't actively have hostile design, I wouldn't give a fuck. But it ticks every box of shit design and they can eat shit sandwiches for all I care.
I mean the point isn't to gently prod you it's to grab your attention

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FAQ-Checker
12/18/22 2:12:11 PM
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alphagamble posted...
Of all the good causes in the world to give money to, it baffles me that people donate to Wikipedia of all things
Bro, clearly you're not one of the pre-internet kids who had to use a beat up 70s era encyclopedia set because your parents couldn't afford the hundreds of dollars necessary to get a new one. Wikipedia changed the world.
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wackyteen
12/18/22 2:19:16 PM
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Doom_Art posted...
I mean the point isn't to gently prod you it's to grab your attention
A simple banner in the top 33-50% of an article is enough to grab my attention.

Making something 150-175% the size of the visible page isn't attention grabbing. It's attention hostile. It turns into the equivalent of a cookie pop-up, or subscription newsletter bullshit. It doesn't make me want to do the thing, it makes me want to nuke your shit out of my way.

If you're going to pester people to do anything, you should do it in a calculated manner after they've had the opportunity to consume some of the content they want.

If I walked into McDonald's and I got jumped at the door by an employee pestering me to please try and buy a Big Mac, I'd fucking leave before buying anything. Whereas if I've had time to browse the menu and then at the register they ask, it's different and not devestatingly frustrating and annoying. Even in the drive-thru, you at least get the perceived opportunity to see the menu before they blast off some promotion.

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Lost_All_Senses
12/18/22 2:20:40 PM
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Who still uses Wikipedia? We stopped using the internet for actual information like 5-10 years ago. There's no drama or people to yell at on Wiki.

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C_Pain
12/18/22 2:20:42 PM
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Imagine not giving one of the best websites that you use all the time some money

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