Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia? • Hacker News Board

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

#11

Post by anotheryou » Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 2:10 PM UTC

lilbaine wrote: post #2

Yes

yes

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

#12

Post by ababababababa » Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 4:39 PM UTC

I would like to donate to wikipedia, but it isn't possible in my country.

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

#13

Post by jmdocherty » Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 9:06 PM UTC

I donate every year when they remind me. I also send my BAT from Brave to them as I’m hoping they can use that. I’ve spent a few hours (probably a couple of days total) editing content.

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

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Post by leipert » Sun, Sep 13, 2020, 10:49 PM UTC

Did so in the past, both content and money. Not donating money to the wikimedia foundation anymore as they have millions in the bank, donating to other local causes that fight for (digital) rights, privacy and do proper journalism.

I found „Wikipedia has cancer“ interesting, but shifted my behavior even before reading it. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21699011

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

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Post by dyingkneepad » Mon, Sep 14, 2020, 4:35 PM UTC

I decided to donate one day, but then I did some research and concluded they don't really need more money, they have these ever-increasing "goals" but those goals are not only to keep their site up, it's to fund a lot of other things of questionable need. So I decided to take that money to some small websites that I think could benefit way more.

Anyway, the way I see, wikipedia falls into the "Education" category, which is the one I tend to be more willing to donate to.

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

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Post by neymgm » Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 7:45 AM UTC

dyingkneepad wrote: post #15

I decided to donate one day, but then I did some research and concluded they don't really need more money, they have these ever-increasing "goals" but those goals are not only to keep their site up, it's to fund a lot of other things of questionable need. So I decided to take that money to some small websites that I think could benefit way more. Anyway, the way I see, wikipedia falls into the "Education" category, wh…

Which websites did you donate to? I’m curious about smaller projects that are worth looking at.

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

#17

Post by egorfine » Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 1:27 PM UTC

yes, for years

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

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Post by dyingkneepad » Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 8:58 PM UTC

neymgm wrote: post #16

dyingkneepad wrote: post #15

I decided to donate one day, but then I did some research and concluded they don't really need more money, they have these ever-increasing "goals" but those goals are not only to keep their site up, it's to fund a lot of other things of questionable need. So I decided to take that money to some small websites that I think could benefit way more. Anyway, the way I see, wikipedia falls into the "Education" category, wh…

Which websites did you donate to? I’m curious about smaller projects that are worth looking at.

phoronix.com is the one I remember. I keep buying the premium subscription every year since then, and I often pay full price even when it's on sale.

I also bought some merch from youtube channels like PBS Space Time.

Re: Ask HN: Have You Donated to Wikipedia?

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Post by keviv » Tue, Sep 15, 2020, 9:20 PM UTC

I did. But recently found out that Wikipedia has been blacklisting URLs of Right Wing Indian news and opinion portals. Not going to donate to any website that curbs freedom of expression.