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Just piling in to this because it needs to be stated with emphasis. Wikipedia foundation is not Wikipedia. Their donation campaigns are highly deceptive. Pennie
by blululu 5mo ago
Just piling in to this because it needs to be stated with emphasis. Wikipedia foundation is not Wikipedia. Their donation campaigns are highly deceptive. Pennies on the dollar will go to supporting and maintaining the actual encyclopedia. WMF is as much a liability to the encyclopedia as a beneficiary.
- ryukoposting 5mo agoI've heard this before, but I've not seen anyone go into detail on it (until now) I want to help fund Wikipedia. Is there a better way I can do that?
- tptacek 5mo agoI have different reasoning than the parent commenter. Why do you want to help fund Wikipedia? It is in no danger at all. Funding it even more lavishly probably won't help it achieve its goals more effectively; it's dependent (by design, and for good reason) on volunteer effort, which is the real bottleneck.
- ryukoposting 5mo ago> Why do you want to help fund Wikipedia? Because it's a very valuable resource that I use every day. Without a solid base of grassroots funding, nonprofits are vulnerable to takeover by entities with ulterior motives. > It is in no danger at all. Given what's going on at WMF right now, it sure seems like it is!
- tptacek 5mo agoI feel like my Wikipedia-boosting bona fides are pretty solid on HN. I think it's not just a very valuable resource but also one of the great intellectual achievements of the last 100 years. My point isn't that the project is unworthy; it's that they don't need your money.
- bawolff 5mo agoIf you want to help Wikipedia, the best thing you can do is contribute to articles. Time and expertise is always going to be a more valuable donation than anything monentary.