Comments on: Wikimedia Shop starts to roll out to the public http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/ News from the Wikimedia Foundation and about the Wikimedia movement Sun, 19 May 2013 08:00:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6-beta2-24176 By:   Wikipédia lança loja oficial com camisetas e chaveiros exclusivos by AGREGA LINK – Agregador de Noticias e Informações http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124731   Wikipédia lança loja oficial com camisetas e chaveiros exclusivos by AGREGA LINK – Agregador de Noticias e Informações Fri, 13 Jul 2012 03:49:41 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124731 [...] Fonte: Wikimedia Blog [...]

]]> By:   Wikipédia lança loja de souvenirs; camiseta custa R$ 30 by AGREGA LINK – Agregador de Noticias e Informações http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124503   Wikipédia lança loja de souvenirs; camiseta custa R$ 30 by AGREGA LINK – Agregador de Noticias e Informações Thu, 12 Jul 2012 15:10:30 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124503 [...] “Mercadorias têm sido algo que tanto os membros da comunidade [de editores] quanto o público em geral vem pedindo, desde que começamos nosso trabalho, dez anos atrás”, escreveu o gerente de produtos da Wikimedia, James Alexander, em comunicado. [...]

]]> By: Wikimedia otwiera sklep z gadżetami, pracuje nad digitalizacją herbarium | Cały czas zycie gra ja nawijam http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124439 Wikimedia otwiera sklep z gadżetami, pracuje nad digitalizacją herbarium | Cały czas zycie gra ja nawijam Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:15:15 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124439 [...] że podczas konferencji pojawiały się gadżety firmowane przez Fundację, ale jak sama pisze na blogu, często były one kiepskiej [...]

]]> By: Elitre http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124264 Elitre Wed, 11 Jul 2012 22:11:23 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124264 @longbyte, it does have a back:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Wikimedia_official_marks/About_the_official_Marks#Wikipedia_puzzle_globe_renderings
My complaint is that one can not say “the only way to get your hands on Wikipedia or Wikimedia merchandise was a CafePress store with limited (and generally low quality) merchandise”. I call this blaming an efficient work partner which had no fault if WMF was not able to produce more decent gadgets in _ten years_. If I were James I’d apologize for that.

]]> By: Aaron M http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124256 Aaron M Wed, 11 Jul 2012 21:39:42 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124256 Shop is Not shop anyways.
Nik, you’re right that many shops may not start out profitable,
but This one Is different in that they’re not even trying to be.

Also, I personally wouldn’t mind if they Did try to turn a profit with merchandise, as, if anything, those proceeds would be going back into keeping the -Free- Wikipedia well maintained and accessible. Donations are not so plentiful and easy to come by; I am frankly quite impressed and happy the the Wikimedia foundation has managed to do as much as they have with the resources they’re able to get.

]]> By: longbyte1 http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124230 longbyte1 Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:27:08 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124230 Why don’t you make something like a foam ball/stress ball? I don’t know what those are called, but they sound like a good idea. Only problem? Wikipedia globe logo technically doesn’t have a back.

]]> By: Nik http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124226 Nik Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:16:22 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124226 Shop is shop anyway. At first any shop works without a profit.

]]> By: James Alexander http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124224 James Alexander Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:08:41 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124224 The shop is not designed to make money. We are selling at a razor thin margin (and mostly losing money right now) and if we get any margin it is earmarked to help give free merchandise to community members who can’t afford it. People have asked for good, quality, merchandise for years and years and we wanted to give it to them.

]]> By: Nik http://blog.wikimedia.org/2012/07/10/wikimedia-shop-starts-to-roll-out-to-the-public/comment-page-1/#comment-124223 Nik Wed, 11 Jul 2012 20:05:22 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=15928#comment-124223 Wikimedia became commercial company! Do not you have enough money from donators?

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