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That could have been conveyed in a much shorter article that doesn't discredit honest projects of community members. Also, I don't feel guilt-tripped. What do you expect? A multi-paragraph article on top of each page?

If you click through, for example in Germany, you get a pretty detailed explanation of where your money goes:

https://spenden.wikimedia.de/spenden/Ihre_Spende_wirkt

The largest part: support for volunteers. Isn't that what Wikipedia is all about?



> Isn't that what Wikipedia is all about?

That's the heart of the issue, right? Is the Wikimedia Foundation just supposed to run a website that is edited by volunteers, or is it supposed to also do other things that further the same goals as the actual Wikipedia? The foundation itself has the latter viewpoint, while I expect most people donating are just donating to pay for the former.


> I expect most people

Please put numbers on the table, because I expect "most people" to be fully aware of how that non-profit thing works.


Ok, fine. Neither side has numbers. But based on the pervasive banners, I thought wikipedia was still in dire straits and needed my money urgently just to keep the servers and bandwidth running. Now that I know they are doing just fine, I doubt I will contribute again. I'd rather put my charity donations to more worthy causes.


me too. except add "needy" after "worthy".




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