Last modified: 2009-12-10 16:55:56 UTC
The pesterbox requesting donations to Wikimedia (and appearing all *.wikipedia.org sites) does not comply with various Manuals of Style, eg. the following example: “I couldn't ignore that banner at the top of the site anymore... I use Wikipedia far too often to ignore the need!” Donor: Verashni Pillay Date: December 8th, 2009 Amount: USD 10.00 Donate Now 1. The date contains "8th", which is not allowed by en:MOS. It should be (in US-specific format) "December 8, 2009", or (rest of world) "8 December 2009": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(dates_and_numbers)#Dates 2. The use of "smart quotes" is outlawed, standard double quotes should be used: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style_(dashes)#Quotation_marks 3. The second word inside the action button should be lower case unless it is a proper noun: "Donate now", not "Donate Now" Ideally, any content forcibly inserted into WP page headers should be in compliance with the relevant Manuals of Style in order to help prevent the current unprofessional looking result.
The donation boxes are not articles.
