The 2011 survey at
http://survey.wikimedia.org/index.php?sid=52769&lang=de
shows a selector saying "Deutsch (Sie-Form)" (i.e. German (formal addressing)"
(you can select it, if it is not set so automatically)
but in fact it addresses users using the most respectless forms available.
It should use "Sie" (you, Sir/Madam) to address readers.
Even if it was not, it would have to use "Du" in writing (you as used towards
close relatives, close peers with whom you have a personal relationship,
or minors. The use towards peasants is today already close to dieing out, most broadly replaced by a respectful "Sie")
Actually "du" is being used, which is both a form regarded as offensive (be it a
conscious choice or owed to stupidity or lack of education) by anyone of the age
of, say 40 or more, and a failed attempt of a useless orthography reform authored by few unworldy academics, who pledged to allow "du" in addition to "Du", but got only marginal groups of youth to adopt it.
So, either fix it to "Sie", or fix it to "Du" and remove the nonexisting choice of "Deutsch (Sie-Form)" (I know, it's fallback is "Deutsch" which is inherently using "Du", but I am afaraid, that is too technical for the average reader) or accept to appear offensive to a majority German readers.
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URL: http://survey.wikimedia.org/index.php?sid=52769&lang=de