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What's the status on Wikipedia donations? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) by Valmond@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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I have donated in the past, but then there were wild accusations, people saying it's not needed, it's to fund other things, and so on and so forth.

Yesterday I got the popup begging for a couple of euros, so what's the status? Should I donate or is it a waste of time and money?

Cheers

Edit: Thanks for all the insightful posts! I'm jobless at the moment so just ten bucks this time:

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[-] MHLoppy@fedia.io 37 points 4 months ago

I simultaneously believe that Wikipedia is valuable and that it's not clear that WMF needed $185 million dollars.

As far as I can tell the situation has not significantly changed since "the last time(s)" this was discussed. Wikipedia remains a valuable resource, and WMF continues to aggressively increase both spending and fundraising revenue. Whether you think that means you should donate or not is probably the same answer as it was several years ago for most individuals based on personal preferences.

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