From fda3a08d951baccec14907603770a46c77580389 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: David Fourney Date: Tue, 4 Jul 2017 16:23:39 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] Update README with background information --- README.md | 18 ++++++++++++++++-- 1 file changed, 16 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 457d594..471e00f 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,16 @@ -# www -Transaction portion of wikimedia.ca +# Pre-2016 website + +## Overview +This repository is the transaction portion of the website originally authored by Jeffery Nicholls. + +The purpose of this website was to provide an area outside the wikimedia.ca wiki for Paypal transactions such as joining the organization or making a donation. + +The folders contain the original Paypal button graphics with their original labels. + +The site had several issues: + +* The Paypal buttons all had the same `alt` text. Non-visual users had no way to distinguish the "Donate" button from the "Join" button. +* The webpages were not correctly tagged for their language (English or French). +* The French webpage used Unicode characters without a specified `charset`. + +This site was replaced in the fall of 2016. -- 2.42.0