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Every so often I give a few bucks(far less than the worth of knowledge I got from it)

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I do, at least once a year (nothing excessive), mainly because I use the website occasionally. It's the same reason I bought 'reddit coins' or whatever that used to be. I just wanted to contribute to a useful service, especially given that there is so much garbage out there

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I did a few times but not in the recent years. I don’t know exactly why.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

May I ask what the story is there?

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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 β€” in that case you gotta solve that first)

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

I'm cycling through multiple open source projects, the last one was signal. I tried to donate to Mozilla once, but they have the worst UX on their form and I'm not giving them my money AND my data.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

You can’t donate to Wikipedia, only to wiki media, which spends it on all kinds of shit.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I've donated once, but never again after i found out how they hoard the money and use it for all kinds of politically motivated stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Several times. I think now they have more than enough money so I haven't in a while.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Yes. As a frequent user, I donate $10 from time to time. I also use my editing rights to fix mistakes when/if I see them.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

I give them Β£12/year.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Whenever they put that "Dear reader, if everyone reading this sent $X, etc" notice at the top of an article, I send whatever the amount they mention in the notice is.

I've only ever noticed it like 5 times since I started doing that a bunch of years ago - not sure if that means they don't ask that often, or if it means I don't visit them often enough to always see it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Used to use them a lot as a student, so now that I can, I donate occasionally. I don't have a problem with them basically gaming the system like SHITPOSTING_ACCOUNT said in another comment, and I'm aware of it.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Yes, I do 20USD/mo, I think, because I've taken up what I've been calling "Secular Tithing" in the last few years, and Wikimedia and its ventures were useful learning and research tools for my undergrad and highschool. Less so during my master's, but that's just how that goes.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Have just signed up for monthly donations (only Β£1.40)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Not anymore.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I do regularly. I used it a lot and I think knowledge should be free.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I haven't donated since getting bothered with atrocious banner campaigns.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Yes because people are dumb enough as it is

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

I donate 3$ monthly. Not an insane amount, but there's a lot of great information on there.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I did until they stopped accepting my donation method. Fools

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Absolutely! I use it all the time and the more resources they have, the more all my old teachers will have to eat their words.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

I find Wikipedia invaluable. I've been donating $5/month for a number of years now.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

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.

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