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Wikipedia asking for donations
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:40 pm
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:40 pm
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Hi reader in the U.S., we're not trying to sell you anything this Tuesday; we're humbly asking for your support. It's a little awkward because we’re not salespeople. We’re librarians, archivists, and information junkies. We depend on donations averaging $16.36, but fewer than 1% of readers give. If you donate just $3, the price of your coffee this Tuesday, Wikipedia could keep thriving. Thank you.
Couldn't they find a better way to raise money?
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Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:41 pm to GoldenBoy
I think it's great.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:41 pm to GoldenBoy
they have been doing this for like a decade
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:41 pm to GoldenBoy
quote:Mormons?: #winning
If you donate just $3, the price of your coffee this Tuesday
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:42 pm to GoldenBoy
ive never given them money but they randomly have done this over the years. i like sites with no ads
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:43 pm to GoldenBoy
They've done this for awhile and today is also #GivingTuesday
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:47 pm to GoldenBoy
Everyone should donate to wiki as well as NPR affiliates and WWOZ..
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:47 pm to GoldenBoy
They've pretty much been doing this forever.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:47 pm to GoldenBoy
Wikipedia is an Internet treasure.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:49 pm to GetCocky11
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Wikipedia is an Internet treasure
It really is
Wiki got me through many BS electives in college and this was over a decade ago.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 3:49 pm to Ed Osteen
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they have been doing this for like a decade
True, but if they had found a better way to do it, would they still be doing it?
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:00 pm to GoldenBoy
Thanks. Just slung them a donation for all the reading I do on a yearly basis. 
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:11 pm to GoldenBoy
quote:
Couldn't they find a better way to raise money?
Like what?
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:11 pm to GoldenBoy
If they rely solely on donations it gives them a better image of impartiality. If they plastered ads on their page or had corporate sponsors would you trust the wikipedia page on that sponsor?
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:13 pm to GoldenBoy
Damn milleninals asking for instead of earning for.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:18 pm to GoldenBoy
Using a major website without ads is like driving down a major highway without billboards.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:19 pm to junkfunky
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Like what?
Maybe a subscription service? I don't know.
Posted on 11/27/18 at 4:41 pm to GoldenBoy
As much as I use Wikipedia I'm happy to toss a few bucks their way.
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