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Re:This is how much money Wikipedia really has... by the_biot on Saturday June 11, 2022 @09:24AM (#31704259)
That's true, but it certainly doesn't change the fact that it's wrong.

There is no excuse for what they're doing, it's just plain grabbing money because they can, as much as they can, on the backs of an army of unpaid volunteers with good intentions.

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Re:This is how much money Wikipedia really has... by akolbe on Saturday June 11, 2022 @10:26AM (#31704646)
Especially given that they're getting people in India to earnestly beseech their compatriots to give and save Wikipedia:

https://twitter.com/aakash_dwivedi/status/153562117215852953... https://twitter.com/darkenetic/status/1535582860459278336 https://twitter.com/2030chintu/status/1534500833798156290

"wiki is dying out since it relies on donations and no ads or anything. Theyve had a donation drop and theyre asking for donations to help run the site Wikipedia has been there maybe ever since the internet, we cant let it die out Please donate if you can #SaveWikipedia"

"Wikipedia that has proved to be a immense source of knowledge over a period of time is under financial crises, in order to sustain it needs financial support....#savewikipedia"

It's the sort of mass manipulation Goebbels would have been proud of.

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