Wikipedia Raises $16M to Remain Ad-Free

[Still a Democrat]

Source: CBS News

A couple of weeks shy of its 10-year anniversary, the Wikimedia Foundation said it has raised $16 million in donations from more than half a million people around the world to sustain the Wikipedia website.


In his online appeal, the organization's founder Jimmy Wales wrote that Wikipedia needed the funds to remain ad-free.


The foundation, which is the non-profit parent of Wikipedia, said that more than 500,000 donated in 2010, compared to the 230,000 people who contributed money in 2009.


The average donation was $22.

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[harvey007]

1. That's good news

:applause:

[yodermon]

2. wikipedia: Not the sum total of human knowledge.

Perhaps the abstract, or at least the table of contents, however.

I wonder what wikipedia will look like in 50 years?

[Odin2005]

3. I donated $5

[NJCher]

4. Had to

It's too useful for my students, plus I find it helpful as well, so I donated.

I don't let the students use it for research papers but I do tell them it's a good starting point. Students love the Wikipedia.

So if you know a student, consider donating $5 on their behalf.


Cher

[earcandle]

5. Glad to hear it!

[Peace Patriot]

6. K&R! nt

[No Elephants]

7. Good. Wiki is a very useful starting point and memory refresher, despite some slanting and errors.

[trud]

8. $16 million?

That is a lot of money. What is it used for? Are servers that expensive?

[Theobald]

9. $22 average?

If you have 500,000 people donating an average of $22 you only come up with 11 million dollars, where did the extra $5 million come from.