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The begging banner always have left a bad taste in my mouth. A small link on the bottom of the site 'donate' should have sufficed.

• GuB-42 4y ago
  It wouldn't earn them as much money. The begging banner is deliberate, it is a data-driven marketing campaign, not unlike more traditional internet ads. A good thing about Wikipedia is that they are transparent about it, if you care to look. [1] Now, the question "do they need that much money?" remains. [1] https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fundraising
  • FireBeyond 4y ago
    > A good thing about Wikipedia is that they are transparent about it, if you care to look. [1] If only a link to this page was included in the banner...
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