Full disclosure: I am the author of the Wikipedia essay "Wikipedia has cancer". See https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=21700802 https://news.ycombinator.com

Full disclosure: I am the author of the Wikipedia essay "Wikipedia has cancer". See https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=21700802 https://news.ycombinator.com/reply?id=21700802 and https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_Macon/Wikipedia_has_Cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_Macon/Wikipedia_has_C... Re: "Wikipedia has a great output. In my view they don't need my time and effort. They're doing great now." We really need a lot more help here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Typo_Team https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Typo_Team "The Wikipedia Typo Team is dedicated to improving the quality of Wikipedia by correcting typos and misspellings. If you see any typos (even minor ones), please correct them. This kind of editing is a never-ending job, so we could use your help! Please consider joining our team. All you need to do is start correcting typos." Re: "When I see a message asking to donate money, I do, because I assume they do need that if they're asking for money." please read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_Macon/Wikipedia_has_Cancer https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_Macon/Wikipedia_has_C... https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12/02/wikipedia-has-a-ton-of-money-so-why-is-it-begging-you-to-donate-yours/ https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12... https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wikipedia-fundraising-drive-should-you-donate-money-wikipedia-foundation-1531912 https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/wikipedia-fundraising-drive-should... https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9qqds7Z3Ykd9Kdeay/should-you-donate-to-the-wikimedia-foundation https://forum.effectivealtruism.org/posts/9qqds7Z3Ykd9Kdeay/... http://thewikipedian.net/2016/03/11/modest-proposal-wikimedia-future/ http://thewikipedian.net/2016/03/11/modest-proposal-wikimedi...