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Wikipedia going the way of JJHuddle

  • Society
    Someone get a site ready. Wikipedia is about to go under.

    They are asking for donations, next, pay to read. They must have hired Matt Natali.

    http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Support_Wikipedia2/en?utm_source=2009_Notice36&utm_medium=sitenotice&utm_campaign=fundraiser2009&referrer=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zolpidem&target=Support_Wikipedia2
  • Curly J
    Freewiki or Jistinpedia ?
  • Chesapeake
    They've always asked for donations dumbass!
  • Society
    Chesapeake wrote: They've always asked for donations dumbass!
    Ha Ha Ha! Good to see you care. Is this where I say, "thanks"?

    Never noticed it being as prevalent as it is at the top of their site.

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
  • believer
    Chesapeake wrote: They've always asked for donations ......
    Why yes they have in much the same manner as the authors of Open Office, Mozilla, etc. ask for donations.

    Pretty common knowledge unless you're blinded by pent-up JJ Huddle hatred.
  • Upper90
    Yeah, I saw it big up there when I was on there earlier, and my first reaction was, "Huh.....well, haven't they always?....."
  • Upper90
    At 2.1 million.....though, I'd be curious to see the time frame in which that was raised.
  • GoChiefs
    Society wrote: Ha Ha Ha! Good to see you care. Is this where I say, "thanks"?
    Do you always think people want you to "thank" them?
  • Society
    GoChiefs wrote:
    Society wrote: Ha Ha Ha! Good to see you care. Is this where I say, "thanks"?
    Do you always think people want you to "thank" them?
    Obviously, you aren't very bright or clever.
  • Society
    GoChiefs wrote: Do you always think people want you to "thank" them?
    To clarify for you, Chesapeake posted this after the 1 time I posted the word "thanks" in a post of mine, which is also included here:
    Society wrote: Ha Ha Ha! Thanks.
    Chesapeake wrote: It's funny how Society gets backed into a corner with nothing to say and just starts thanking people.
    This was Chesapeake's pathetic attempt at trying to make me look like a bitch such as he does of himself on here quite often.

    I hope that helps GoChiefs. I know that you are not able to think for yourself, as was verified by your response on this thread, because any reasonable person can see that it was a one time occurrence.
  • Mr. 300
    No one has to attempt to make you look like a bitch. You do a fine job on your own.
  • j_crazy
    I knew they asked for donations. But it's more pronounced than I remember this time around.
  • justincredible
    I believe they do this "donation drive" once a year.
  • Society
    Only after briefly scanning their FAQ page it looks as if JJ could have taken a few tips from them.

    http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FAQ/en#Where_can_I_find_more_financial_information.3F
  • Heretic
    I remember them having a big donation banner up there last year, so this isn't the first time they've been non-subtle with their donation requests.
  • Mulva
    According to websiteoutlook.com, wikipedia is worth $401.5 million and earns $550,000 in ad revenue every day.

    Why the hell are they asking for donations?

    Does it cost that much to let anyone in the world with internet access edit your website?
  • 2kool4skool
    The people making decisions at Wikipedia have above room temperature IQ's. This leads me to believe they won't do the same thing jjhuddle did.
  • TBone14
    Mulva wrote: According to websiteoutlook.com, wikipedia is worth $401.5 million and earns $550,000 in ad revenue every day.

    Why the hell are they asking for donations?

    Does it cost that much to let anyone in the world with internet access edit your website?
    If people are dumb enough to pay them...then good for them. Who doesn't want more money?
  • Nate
    I'd rather give $12 to Wikipedia than JJ.
  • Chesapeake
    Mr. 300 wrote: No one has to attempt to make you look like a bitch. You do a fine job on your own.
    For real!
  • Chesapeake
    You all don't understand the situation here.

    It's not the money, it's the principle. :D
  • Society
    Mulva wrote: According to websiteoutlook.com, wikipedia is worth $401.5 million and earns $550,000 in ad revenue every day.

    Why the hell are they asking for donations?

    Does it cost that much to let anyone in the world with internet access edit your website?
    http://www.techcrunch.com/2009/11/13/wikipedia-runs-ads-highlighting-their-no-ad-policy/

    Considering that wikipedia is an ad free site, it makes you wonder where websiteoutlook.com is getting those numbers.
  • rookie_j70
    They better not. How in the hell am I going to do my research papers? Read a book> HAHAHA
  • coyotes22
    bump,,, another dumb ass thread
  • Society
    Does anyone know why websiteoutlook.com is reporting revenue for wikipedia?