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What an absurd and misconceived open letter. Wikipedia is a fantastic resource, as the author acknowledges, and it's up to them how they raise funds but thankfu
by Myrmornis 9y ago
What an absurd and misconceived open letter. Wikipedia is a fantastic resource, as the author acknowledges, and it's up to them how they raise funds but thankfully another fantastic thing is that they are ad free. And this dude thought it was worthwhile to spend an hour writing this letter because an email from wikipedia slightly bothered his inbox one day? Does he not have better things to do? Ridiculous first world problems and ridiculous looking of gift horses in the mouth.
- krschacht 9y agoI spent 10 minutes writing it. I simply replied to the email when I received it in my inbox this morning. But the reason I offered this perspective is precisely because I want to see wikipedia continue to succeed, and to thrive! This is the same reason I donate to them. But I've heard many people complain about their nagging about donations and I think they'd benefit from hearing from an outsider on how they're increasingly coming across. They can do better. I think highly enough of them to believe that honest critical feedback would be valuable to them.