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Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by bawolff on Monday May 31, 2021 @03:57AM (#27341426)
The side ventures aren't the thing they are doing now that they weren't back then (Other then wikidata which started in 2012, all the other side projects are really old). Things they are doing now is stuff like having a website that stays up and is speedy. Software improvements for english wikipedia

EN Wikipedia has always been where the lion share of attention was focused on (With wikidata and commons coming in second. The other projects get very little love).

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Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by martin_a on Monday May 31, 2021 @04:20AM (#27341574)
One should expect that with improvements in software and hosting, the cost-value-ratio improves. Does not seem to be the case here, which is strange.
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Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by dgb23 on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:21AM (#27342054)
More users, links, more languages more articles etc.
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Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by martin_a on Monday May 31, 2021 @05:37AM (#27342175)
Yes, something like factor 5 more. Doesn't explain why, with evolving technology, costs have risen by factor 10.

Well, side ventures which burn money would explain factor 10, but yeah...

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