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First of all, 14 million isn't all that much. Consider the traffic Wikipedia serves, the vast amount of content it is storing, that's not going to be cheap. Se

First of all, 14 million isn't all that much. Consider the traffic Wikipedia serves, the vast amount of content it is storing, that's not going to be cheap. Second, I'd rather have Jimmy Wales' face staring at me once a year, than random ads that are far trickier to filter out. Therefore, I donated, and will do so again, if I can afford it. Wikipedia is a great service, the least I can do is to help them with a little donation. And while the begging banner got old very fast, it's still miles better than the alternatives.

jagira 16y ago
Even I have donated!!! Some people can't donate but most have them have contributed in form of content. Wikipedia can find a way to monetize it. Red Hat is doing it, Ubuntu is doing it, Mozilla is doing it. Maybe they can publish a book, journal or something. Also, they can show ads to registered people who have no issues with ads. Google Chrome's or Microsoft's banners are not that vivid and we can deal with it. I still visit wired, lifehacker, engadget despite the ads. [Again this could be kept optional] * Just my two cents :-D