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Yes, it's in a whiny tone. The fact that it will go down is your interpretation. An alternative interpretation could be "98% of people get asymmetric value out
by jevgeni 4y ago
Yes, it's in a whiny tone. The fact that it will go down is your interpretation. An alternative interpretation could be "98% of people get asymmetric value out of Wikipedia, please make it less asymmetric".
In fact, if they stop begging, what percentage of their users will contribute? Will it remain at 2%?
- sokoloff 4y agoWhat else would "We ask you, humbly, to help...We're a non-profit that depends on donations to stay online" mean if not to raise the possibility to go down is present?
- akolbe 4y agoYou mean, what percentage of users will pay for using a website advertised as "The Free Encyclopedia", written by unpaid volunteers? Just saying. If the WMF were working flat out on serving the volunteer community it would be a different matter. But it's taken on a life of its own, with Wikipedia as its cash cow.
- jevgeni 4y agoNo, I'm asking how many people will donate, if everybody thinks that it's not urgent and somebody else will?