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minus-squareFunderpants @lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoI give every year when they send out that ad. “If everyone gives the same as , we’d be done in an hour”
minus-squareCorhen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8arrow-down1·1 year agoI gave until i realized how much money wikipedia has, to the point its own moderators are pushing back against further fundraising.
minus-squareRisk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5arrow-down1·1 year agoHaving read through that, to me it sounds like the WMF have ‘enough’ money for 12-18 months ahead - which doesn’t sound unreasonable. Though I do agree the emotional blackmail I’ve experienced in the past from their fundraising ads would very much suggest otherwise.
minus-squareCorhen@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·1 year agoThats a good point, I would definitely give again if there was any sign they were actually in financial hardship. In the end, the amount i donated more than offsets (likely by 100x) the amount of traffic i’ve generated.
I give every year when they send out that ad. “If everyone gives the same as , we’d be done in an hour”
I gave until i realized how much money wikipedia has, to the point its own moderators are pushing back against further fundraising.
Having read through that, to me it sounds like the WMF have ‘enough’ money for 12-18 months ahead - which doesn’t sound unreasonable.
Though I do agree the emotional blackmail I’ve experienced in the past from their fundraising ads would very much suggest otherwise.
Thats a good point, I would definitely give again if there was any sign they were actually in financial hardship.
In the end, the amount i donated more than offsets (likely by 100x) the amount of traffic i’ve generated.
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