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Re:Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks by adonovan on Thursday September 04, 2025 @10:03PM (#45134322)
Agreed. It's funny how only a couple of years ago we all told schoolchildren "stop citing Wikipedia, anyone can edit it, read an actual book!" yet now in this benighted era of AI we urge them to consult Wikipedia for "the truth" because it's not the hallucination of a machine.

Yes, it has its flaws, but I plan to keep on editing and donating.

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Re:Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks by nostromo on Friday September 05, 2025 @12:41AM (#45135020)
If you choose to donate, know that a small fraction of your donation goes to Wikipedia. Most of your donation goes to unrelated projects.

Wikipedia could function forever without another donation if they wanted to.

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Re:Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks by SamBam on Friday September 05, 2025 @12:26PM (#45140393)
Source? (Particularly for that last part.)
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Re:Wikipedia survives while the rest of the internet breaks by kayxspre on Friday September 05, 2025 @01:16PM (#45140989)
Discussion about Wikipedia not actually being in financial jeopardy has been around for some time, and I remember reading about it at least once a year, during the donation banner season. Here are a few sources that discuss them.

[1] https://slate.com/technology/2022/12/wikipedia-wikimedia-fou...

[2] https://www.dailydot.com/news/wikipedia-endownemnt-fundraisi...

[3] https://archive.ph/CClQ6 (this is a Washington Post article. I'm using the Archived link as it's paywall-free)

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