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You are comparing apples and oranges there.

• CRConrad 5y ago
  So? Why should one fruit grower get away with a practice that is almost universally condemned in another?
  • MrDresden 5y ago
    Making music is the livelyhood of musicians. Making edits on Wikipedia is for most a hobby, and they do not get paid for it and thus do not rely on it (I would know, I have made many edits on my language wiki and look at it mostly as something positive to give back). They have the option of stopping making edits and walk away without any hit to their income or professional growth. That is not to say that those who make certain amount of quality edits shouldn't receive something for it, or even be hired in to be on staff editors (potentially there are these kinds of positions within Wikimedia and I just don't know about it). Comparing the practice of asking consumers for an optional donation once in a while, without any access restriction to the content, versus being (legally) forced to buy the album (also taking into account streaming here) where the funds go mostly to the label doesn't make any sense.
    • CRConrad 5y ago
      If they're asking for donations and the middleman takes it all then yes, that feels exactly like the music business.