Every so often I give a few bucks(far less than the worth of knowledge I got from it)
Do you donate to Wikipedia? Why or why not?
I did and ever since have been rewarded with an endless barrage of “you gave once before so do it aga–a-a–aa-a-a-a-a-a-a-in” banners. Given the ecomonics of fundraising I wouldn’t be surprised if donors were badgered more than non-donors.
Yes, and I even have it as an automatic scheduled payment so I don’t forget. Even with its flaws, it remains one of the shining gems of the Internet, and a resource I use frequently in both my professional life and my personal one. I remember how it was to suddenly want to learn more about a random topic before Wikipedia and I don’t want to go back.
I also donate to The Internet Archive.
I haven’t donated since getting bothered with atrocious banner campaigns.
Among other projects I belive is beneficial to the world. It’s Libre software and provides free (CC-by-SA) knowledge without making you a product. I only made a one time 3$ donation but I might donate more in the future.
I do regularly. I used it a lot and I think knowledge should be free.
I have before, but I was crippled by a conservative pedo ran corporation called The Home Depot. So it’s not in the budget currently. Hide yo kids if you go in there.
May I ask what the story is there?
Spread awareness wherever possible. Unless you approve of a billion dollar corporation that deals in trafficking and illegal firearm sales between managers at work. Hint: most states have a 20 plus stores. This one is the second largest and has 6 that’s controlled by a ring.
Absolutely. What a ridiculous amount of information for free, if you use it at all, it deserves $2-3 every now and then to keep it free. If someone buys it, they will fuck it up.
I donate 3$ monthly. Not an insane amount, but there’s a lot of great information on there.
Absolutely, I’ve been using it since my teens and it’s been an invaluable resource to me.
I am planning on giving more monthly in the future once my finacial situation changes.
You should consider giving a tiny amount that you can afford. Some people think that establishing outflows to charity reinforces a frame of abundance.
Maybe you could do $1/mo
(though I understand if your situation is such that the $1 might become $35 when it hits a negative account — in that case you gotta solve that first)
No because I already donate to the EFF and Internet Archive and I figure that’s enough. And apparently Wikipedia already has enough money according to the comments here
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Fundraising_statistics
they could run an extra year on $0 of donations. Whether one considers that enough or not might be down to personal viewpoint.
I haven’t used it since I left school, even then sparingly and even back then it wasn’t particularly good (I abadonned it completely once I went to uni because it wasn’t helping at all). I’m surprised by how many people use it, but I guess it makes sense they speak up here.
No. Let them ask their pals at the CIA for some money. They’ve got plenty.
Have just signed up for monthly donations (only £1.40)
