Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people to donate?

Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by pmoriarty on Monday May 31, 2021 @12:56PM (#27345990)

These people could work from anywhere.. especially today that working remote has become the norm, but even if working remote wasn't an option there's no reason they have to live in an expensive city. They could commute, just like most of the rest of us who can't afford to live in rich cities.

Wikimedia is a global foundation, so they don't have to live in the US even.

They could have easily hired someone from a country with a much lower cost of living.

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Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by apercu on Tuesday June 08, 2021 @08:49AM (#27434442)

I have ~17 years experience (maybe more) with outsourcing to cheaper countries to "save money". It's never been effective on anything valuable I have worked on. No money was ever saved. Just took more time from those near near the client.

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Re:Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people t... by lrem on Monday May 31, 2021 @01:14PM (#27346177)

Brilliant idea: cut those costs 10x by moving the staff to Belarus. What can possibly go wrong?

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