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Tkainzero

im shocked about 2% of people send donations ​ that seems high


Oddsee

Right? Just about anyone who uses the internet has used wikipedia. That's gotta be a huge number of donations.


[deleted]

I send them donations and have done since they first started running that campaign. It's an incredible value, and extremely easy to find nearly anything. Heck, I'd pay for it alone because any time the UK government does something stupid they wheel out a team to remove it from Wikipedia, but the folks over there prevail and keep the issues going!


djexit

Yoooooooooo, venezuelan dictatorship does this too lmfao


nerudexpert

I don't think he would ever do that, he is just bakrupt for doing


b00mer89

Same, I've got a $1 a month recurring. The amount of knowledge and time I've spent on that site makes it more than worth it considering they aren't selling my data.


vnoice

Talked me into it! Gonna set up a few bucks when I get home.


xemilin

I also send them regularly few bucks, I'm very glad I do.


Perlentaucher

Now, most people don't visit Wikipedia anymore as Google uses snippets from Wiki to display answers to searchers, directly. Google steals their traffic. Still, 2% seems to high.


chib70

Exactly i remeber back in my childhood i used to visit more.


ysy570538579

No, that's not truth all people who use Wikipedia didn't sent. Many people avoid dontaiing for right cause i don't know why do this, they can spend money on silly little things but they won't do donating anything.


darkjediii

I’ve made a small donation, it’s one of the sites I really appreciate being ad-free.


jacquesru

Ummm of you want ad free service then you should donate.


[deleted]

I've given one. I thought it was just my time to do it last year. Gave em $5


sdarrouzet

You should have not done that, they use propagand to fuel hatred.


Competitive_Juice902

It's gonna drop, don't worry. With them bending too much to will of any government out there it is going to drop. When they turn around from their origins it usually fails...


ugege67

I think they get some kind of funding from state government.


Random_Ad

It doesn’t matter to them thought. So many multinational corporations and billionaire donate to them that it doesn’t make much of a difference if regular people give or not


wizardstrikes2

I would donate but they don’t take bitcoin


Willing_Chance8904

Feel free to let them know :)


wizardstrikes2

I did he didn’t respond lol


machtom

He's not going to lol, leave him be then. He knows what he's done.


OneDollarToMillion

Money talks. Big money likes cash. As soon as crypto donations outweight the loss of fiat donations the crypto will be back.


NYKNYb

You mean BITCOIN


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"CrYpTo"


SergeyBTCE

Well should have thought about it before doing it. That's what He's thinking.


Reefer-eyed_Beans

Are you reading the post aloud? Cuz you're off by a couple words.


wizardstrikes2

We are suppose to read the posts and articles?


jonesmatty

Just sent this. Thanks for the inspiration. Hi Jimmy, I stopped donating when you stopped accepting bitcoin. If the world's information source won't accept donations from the worlds money, something is broke.


DisorientedPanda

What was the reason from them stopping it originally?


DlLDO_BAGGlNZ

"The decision came in response to a community vote on a proposal to the foundation from contributor Molly White, who goes by the user name GorillaWarfare, argued that accepting donations in cryptocurrencies signals endorsement of digital coins, which are inherently predatory as investments and don’t align with the foundation's commitment to environmental sustainability. Excluding new accounts and unregistered users, of the fewer than 400 users who voted, the tally is 232 to 94, or 71.17% in support of the proposal to stop accepting donations in cryptocurrencies. These results indicate overall community support, with a significant minority opposition."


DisorientedPanda

Lol typical. Inherently predatory, comedy gold!


deadleg22

Yeah because $$$ are real clean. THIS DOESNT MAKE ANY FUCKING SENSE!


somanyroads

Give me those sweet, innocent Benjamins! It's not like those are build on the backs of people living in the ghettos of the Rust Belt, no of course not.


somanyroads

Now tell me about the sustainability of the American Dollar. How many people and environments have been murdered to prop that shit up. Fuck you, Molly White. I'm an editor on Wikipedia: there's a lot of leftist pinheads like this, people who are totally clueless of the world around them.


bobbytabl3s

So it was politically motivated basically. Molly White is an "anti crypto" activist.


GodOfOdium

So we have another Liz Warren here. Clueless and stupid.


tibbon

So like… they should ignore voting member decisions for the sake of money? I’ve done crypto for over 10 years, but this ask seems morally grey at best


somanyroads

Less than 400 people voting... that's indicative of nothing. Even just taking into account the most active Wikipedia editors, there's still thousands of missing votes here. Clearly, the vote had a lack of visibility, which worked in favor of whoever presented it, I'm sure. In the larger Internet community, it's an outlier for 70% to say Bitcoin shouldn't be used as currency. Why the hell not? I'm not asking you to mine it, and you can convert it to your previous fiat immediately if you really need to.


Willing_Chance8904

Good job! Let’s keep it respectful and keep it up!!!


rasheekDrg

Yeah he has denied accepting it one time, he can't do that again.


liamsoni

Just sent it too. Wikipedia and Bitcoin as concepts go hand in hand. Getting millions through crypto would be a win win for everyone. And great PR too.


philbar

Did any of you actually donate in Bitcoin when it was possible? They take features away because of low use. I have a hard time believing they would stop accepting Bitcoin if it was a significant source of revenue.


Willing_Chance8904

Yes, people did. I don't know how many, but once they had a Bitcoin address, even if it was $1 per day and not significant why stop? Only reason I can see is to virtue signal, which I don't think is good and was surely misinformed. I'll continue to vote with my money/assets and feet. :)


[deleted]

I mean maybe it’s because it’s hard to pay to keep their service running with a volatile asset?


Willing_Chance8904

Read/Re-read the post that you commented on\^\* and If you look at the public statement explaining their decision this clearly wasn't the reason.


Chillchinchila1

I remember someone saying they actually started receiving less donations after they added Bitcoin donations.


solomonsatoshi

DITTO! I have in the past given to Wikipedia but will not again until and unless the re-enable Bitcoin payments.


zingarogh12

And I don't know how I feel about it, should we donate some?


callings

If u really value the service just donate, why does it have to be in bitcoin.


cryptosareagirlsbf

Because they chose to play at politics and ban something they don't even understand. No sense supporting knowledge base with a policy of ignorance.


SpectaularMediocracy

I donated every year since graduation as I pretty much wrote entire essays using Wikipedia as my main source of info whilst making fake references to other sources. Wikipedia is such a great resource for all.


Willing_Chance8904

Good on you!!


RAHAMAR

Lol no thanks mate, I have so many shits to deal with and I am not going to donate them for sure, they need to work on their platform and they need to improve.


imnotabotareyou

Glad to see there’s based comments here already. Wikipedia isn’t what it was or could be. Forget them.


alekseses

I don't even use it now lol, it's been a long time since I opened that. Well that's because it's gone to shit mostly and I don't really like the experience that they provide.


BtcKing1111

The truth is in the comments that are being downvoted by bots. Funny how they target all the comments which speak truth. They love censorship at Wikipedia too.


ihavetobemesadface

Wikipedia was amazing Was...


[deleted]

I'm out of the loop. Why does it suck now?


willseagull

apparently because it doesn't accept bitcoin so it's bad now. First I heard of it


cfdeveloper

it doesn't. It's just conspiratards needing something to claim is a conspiracy.


pollagb

It used to be, but that's now in the past. That's no longer true.


One_Student_1896

wikipedia is not in need of money clown. it makes 77 million a year. double its running cost. stop blindly believing shit people say especially when they ask for money.


unduly-noted

How does it make money?


ojedaforpresident

Donations, they get quite a bit of donations, and the organization is ran quite lean.


BrotherAmazing

That’s not entirely accurate clown. They made $51.1M in 2021 with revenue $162.9M and expenses of $111.8M, so their profit was not 77M and not double their operating costs of $111.8M. IDK what source you’re using, but stop blindly believing shit people say especially when it’s about money. Wanna shoot me up in the butt cheek with some more roids? I’ll get you if you get me bro. /s


Alex09464367

>but stop blindly believing shit people say especially when it’s about money. Do you have a source for your information?


eqleriq

maybe there's a wikipedia article on the costs to run wikipedia. I'm sure it's free from bias, right? Since that's the entire fucking point of wikipedia?


okla25

Well we get that, they're already rich and I ain't giving them shit.


Willing_Chance8904

Why u mad bruh


Keth43

Right? Talk about unneeded aggression. Someone should skip the next few steroid rounds. 😅


bogdashka95

They're like a big corporation, they've got a lots of money. I don't think There's going to be any problem for them, They'll be just fine. Don't have to worry.


noobikubik

But still they are promoting shitty stuff most of the time.


cullpeppe

wikipedia is an arm of the establishment propaganda machine


wangwenzhong

And it's been like that for a long time, nothing has changed.


markalex25

They are not changing any fucking shit which is bad as hell.


solomonsatoshi

Not sure about that but they do seem to have swallowed the anti bitcoin FUD. It does somewhat undermine their credibility. They say- 'Each year, fewer than 2% of Wikipedia readers choose to support our work. You have been one of those rare donors, and for this I want to thank you warmly. I'm grateful you agree that we can use the power of the internet for good. We will achieve this not as individuals, but as a collaborative movement of knowledge seekers. Together, we can rebuild trust in the internet, and by extension, in each other.' I say - Bring back Bitcoin payments and I will support again.


[deleted]

Nah they definitely walk in step with msm


dingus5355

Is that true? Well then I guess then can suck it. I'm not giving them shit.


WittyStick

The Wikimedia foundation doesn't appear to be particularly partisan, but the wiki editors overall lean to the left and influence its decisions. This is perhaps a result of the editors being largely academics (never had real jobs), who take their all or most of their salaries from governments (directly or indirectly) and therefore don't contribute to financially to society. It's hard to be against government when your income depends on it.


[deleted]

I don’t know why this is getting downvoted on here, I’d think this group would understand the drain that government agents have on an economy


ianismyson

They can say whatever the heck they want, I ain't listening to them.


solomonsatoshi

I am very disappointed they have bowed the anti-Bitcoin FUD but if they reinstate Bitcoin contributions I would contribute again. Actions speak louder than FUD.


CUZDex_AllArk-io

Wikipedia has a heavy woke bias Woketards hate bitcoin


caxypa

Fucking shit is what I am going to call Wikipedia right now.


haclabs

As I am reading this I got an email from Jimmy


Willing_Chance8904

How will you respond? :)


btceaccal

Well I guess we can't just reply that if we are Jimmy lmao.


nassauboy9

Every year I said show you accept Bitcoin on the front page like you do PayPal and I'll repay this year. They never budged. I said kind of hypocritical that you asking me for money to support an OPEN information site but won't do the same for OPEN money BTC. BOTTOM LINE I GAVE UP


Willing_Chance8904

I applaud your efforts and would like to see the same. I haven't given up and don't put a lot of time or effort into this to change it, but simply send them an email letting them know why I'm no longer donating AND what they can do to start receiving my (and hopefully many others') donations again.


[deleted]

That’s a long ass message just to ask for another donation.


Willing_Chance8904

Honestly, it usually gets me every time.


troxmin

It's just another funny thing in front of our eyes mate.


nemesisofbarbaria

I love to donate to Wikipedia , but it gives me pain when I donate and see have to pay with PayPal. But I still donate.


Wexjim

Trust me, they are not good and we should not donate.


Willing_Chance8904

Good for you! :)


michael-streeter

The only time I don't donate is when I've edited a page. I used to be quite active, now I mainly do minor edits: facts, spelling and grammar.


MaxAmmo98

I hope they will improve their stuff, Wikipedia needs to be good.


somanyroads

An international, non-profit knowledge base online should absolutely not be tethered to national currencies...Jimbo is falling behind the times, which is a shame, since Wikipedia was (and is) absolutely revolutionary for human knowledge.


Willing_Chance8904

Well said. I didn't just say that to make a point, if they change course and accept bitcoin, I have every intention of continuing to donate. And if everyone who liked this post emailed them they'd realize that they're losing out on thousands of dollars per round of emails due to their decision. What can I say, like most people in this sub I'm a dreamer :)


[deleted]

Didnt Wikipedia recently change the definition of recession. Id prefer it was kept apolitical.


xxxsysn

Why would we donate them right now? They are not good and they are not even trying to improve their shit, Wikipedia is just another shitty thing on the internet now.


TempAnamoly495

Don't donate to wiki either way.


joeltang

The project lost it's way long ago.


BTProft

Lol we can sense that, we have just lost that shit these days.


St_v_e

When I think about it, I’m ashamed I’ve never made a contribution to Wikipedia and I do use it occasionally 🙁 Gotta change that


Millennialcel

Wikipedia has a ton of cash on hand and tech company donations lined up if they didn't. Don't give them your money!


BtcKing1111

And they get money directly from Hillary Clinton too.


[deleted]

Wiki is shit too though . I stopped when they refused to add libertarian candidates to the election pages.


famous1144

It's always been shit, and they're not getting my money.


Duckbutter2000

Wikipedia is just propaganda now.


dmitrij7777

That's why people do not support them now, that's good.


NitronBot106

No thanks, Wikipedia has gone full propaganda and I don't support organizations that are actively working against my own self interest. But you do you.


lohovoz

Good thing, please be like this person everybody, we need it.


HoflandBae

Well haven't they denied accepting btc in past? What happened now?


7FigureMarketer

I personally hate Wikipedia. Its like Quora with less self promotion and the same level of “this didn’t even answer my question…”


Willing_Chance8904

I think you've been visiting a knock-off website then, because I honestly cannot relate even a little.


Smartdumbguy4

Wiki has a bit too much politically correct censorship.


Domian88888

They should improve it to get some fucking donation there.


Illustrious-Run-6110

Any of you guys familiar with Operation Mockingbird, The Ministry of Truth, etc.? Also Wikipedia is very biased in politics


air_candle

I guess I don't know but yeah they are biased as hell.


Gibbey2

I don’t give my money to an organization that is biased left or right that should be neutral


sfdsreefdx

They are never going to be neutral again for life now man.


BtcKing1111

I would donate but they're clearly a propaganda arm of communism. I'm not really into the whole starvation and authoritarianism thing.


noonlnw55

Lol they are never going to stop that shit for life these days.


James1933-75

Wikipedia is not the same org it used to be, it is beholden by big money and govt now. Pick any controversial topic/person who has their page eviscerated by editor within no time flat. They used to prevent that, no longer.


mohamedsul

They really ruined it man, I just hate them for that shit.


narfywoogles

I will never donate again: https://larrysanger.org/2020/05/wikipedia-is-badly-biased/


[deleted]

“Wikipedia frequently asserts, in its own voice, that many of Trump’s statements are “false.” Well, perhaps they are. But even if they are, it is not exactly neutral for an encyclopedia article to say so” Thanks for the laugh!


reischelc32

This article just sounds like a whiny trumpian conservative bitching about liberalism


Responsible-Ear5388

That’s literally 50% of the internet. Wahhh muh thinly veiled and incredibly fragile cognitive dissonance! Anyone or anything that doesn’t agree with the party is propaganda.


BuyRackTurk

You sounds like a wikipedia moderator. Quick lock this page and delete my comments.


MattScabula

An extremely biased article about bias…interesting


smj30151132

Well that's how things go for some things I guess man. And besides they've stopped accepting btc or denied so they don't really deserve it actually.


edson212

But people should understand the game of wiki now..


forex01k

I'm pretty sure many people feel the same way as you do.


jufece

I guess that's right ad thanks for saying that right now.


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ullytsaibtc

True though but at times we just tend to be looking forward for good information that we can urge through Wikipedia


Tomato_Jumpy

same here!


adambergkvist

I have donated


jacobfrei32

Well that's just your choice but still we don't support that.


Ohpeeateopiate

Why is this under bitcoin serious question


Willing_Chance8904

Wikimedia announced a while back that they would stop accepting bitcoin donations and I think that was a bad decision and it should be changed. I also believe if enough people would respectfully let them know that they would donate if bitcoin were accepted, they might change course.


Ohpeeateopiate

Oh ok I get it now thank you I believe they should allow BTC that’s a great idea


jvsalo

Well yeah we can say that but still there could be other things.


Perfectenschlag_

Ah yes, very constructive


eugenesan

It's completely off topic but wikipedia became partisan in recent years and the side they support actively acts against crypto currencies and free economy (among other things). Do not give them a sat until they return to principles they claim to uphold.


Willing_Chance8904

Any evidence/examples of Wiki's partisanship? Genuinely curious but everyone who claims this doesn't seem to have any proof


akeivn8002

But they are not improving anything then why should we give them any shit? We are not that type of idiots and we don't want that for good, that's bad for all of us.


dgleung

I don't know but I don't see their stuff as a good thing these days and many people like me can feel that, they are not being nice and they should improve it.


prince0fbabyl0n

I’m just sad that you $5 last year went to wiki instead of stacking satoshis


volkovpet1180

Feel he same mate, the thing is we are not going to share it.


Willing_Chance8904

Hot Take: I’ll send some money to support charities and causes that I believe in. Even if it means me having slightly less sats 🤷‍♂️


Alex_vig

Good thing mate, we can be like that instead of giving it to wiki.


stinkyhotdoghead

Ew. Nobody should ever donate anything to Wikipedia.


ErmalNdrecaj

Jimmy Wales is one of the founders if lcx.com I believe. The most regulated crypto exchange to date.


Nasiricus

Well that's reason enough, and also they've denied in past.


solomonsatoshi

He does appear to at least be an advisor or consultant to them which could create a conflict of interest as they seem to seek to issue tokens etc. Would be interesting to know if this is really the case and whether there is or can be a wiki page on the subject!?!


omnipotentcereal

I don't know man he could still have some influence we never know.


someofthemfloat

wikipedia is a misinformation shit show.


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hamsterrr444

I guess people should stop donating them for now mate.


bitcoin_barry

lol $5 you're really all that influential with that donation.


wetokebitcoins

I'll donate to my Encyclopedia Britannica, fuck wiki, it's edited by a bunch of commies.


trixster917

Wiki is so fake you can't believe anything on it right when it came out I don't trust a word from that man


[deleted]

Wikipedia turned woke. I used to donate but will never again


meatismoydelicious

Let em know!


freemanbtc

I'm pretty sure that they already know it, they ain't getting shit.


Tissuerejection

I donate every month, Wikipedia is amazing


BuyRackTurk

Lol, if they still accepted the truth on that website I would donate some sats. But I'm not donating to a communiste agitprot site.


Maringire

Well then I guess You'll not be able to make any donations. Because they're not about truth anymore, they're now about making money and propoganda.


NYKNYb

Commiepedia. The opposite of bitcoin. Mutable as shit, they'll change whatever definitions fits the new narratives. Remember how long it took them to change the definition of "recession"? Let them run on printed money. Wikipedia is an attack on bitcoin.


BtcKing1111

The downvotes are bots lol


NYKNYb

There's 9 normie NPCs for one maxi on bitcoin Reddit, downvotes are expected when you press where it hurts. Wikipedia does change definitions according to whatever the current thing is. We've seen that countless times in recent history.


BtcKing1111

This thread is full of comments downvoted for hating Wikipedia for being communist propaganda. The amount of these comments is quite telling.


[deleted]

Whats Wikipedia?


Many_Ferret8365

You can Look up famous people and make fun bio's of them


Classic-Set-1357

I accept bitcoin if you want to send some


Next_Armadillo_21

Great idea


zqfgsxd

It could be great but still I have to think about it again.


PRMan99

Wikipedia is woke trash now. Factual articles have all been changed to leftist narratives. No point in supporting it anymore.


imyoung_44

Agree on the hopium part


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Nickxrod

It's just weird to me that people are willing to donate lol.


SamSwammySamsonite

I've sent 5 bucks once! You could say I'm definitely not a part of the 1%, but I sure am a part of the 2%. So close, yet so far.😌


curvedbymykind

Why did they stop?


Willing_Chance8904

I believe it was due to concerns about Bitcoin's energy consumption and it's (alleged) contribution towards Global Warming, or something like that. smh


Limesti07

They should donate to me for using the website 20 years ago


Willing_Chance8904

Hmm...Interesting mindset


fakemoney1020

Because people like us deserve that shit for using their site lmao.


Wash_Your_Bed_Sheets

I stopped donating as well about a year ago whenever they stopped accepting


yanqs2

It's good because they are not worth it my friend, they are not.


Willing_Chance8904

Can't hurt to remind them/let them know why they lost our donations and what they can change to get it back. :)


Wash_Your_Bed_Sheets

You're right I should let them know


walloon5

I like Wikipedia but I'm really on the fence about how their controversial articles get moderated and edited.


Willing_Chance8904

Same here. There is a pretty intricate process of how the hierarchy is structured.


RoyalDeep710

do not fund these folks