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Eh, the Foundation has a lot of bloat and solicits donations far above actual operating costs.
by TylerE 3y ago
Eh, the Foundation has a lot of bloat and solicits donations far above actual operating costs.
- kaba0 3y agoWhich makes sense in case of a nonprofit that relies on donations and can’t predict whether the next year will be a hard one for people, making their sole income drop.
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- pneumonic 3y agoTrue, but luckily they don't intrude on the community or impact the Wikipedia site too much beyond their ever more frequent "We desperately need donations" campaigns. As the Foundation has gotten richer, its desire for more milk from its Wikipedia cash cow has only grown.
- foobarbecue 3y agoSure, they're far from perfect. I don't mind if build a nice big contingency fund or even become personally wealthy -- but I think it makes a difference that greed isn't the central organizing principle.
- ekianjo 3y agoIts closer to its a scam than its far from perfect
- Aeolun 3y agoDo we have a massive, free, encyclopedia? Yes? Then it isn’t a scam.
- B1FF_PSUVM 3y agoNeeds competition. Another 'pedia or two would be healthy, and perhaps enlightening.
- foobarbecue 3y agoYeah. Does H2G2 count?
- erikts 3y agoWikipedia entry[1] of h2g2 (The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition)[2] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H2g2 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H2g2 [2] https://www.h2g2.com/ https://www.h2g2.com/
- ekianjo 3y agoThey are not the ones writing the content. So yes, it's a scam. They are making money on free contributors.