Anyone else donate to Wikipedia?

[RU482]

I was just looking something up on wikipedia, and I noticed they are requesting donations to keep things up and running.

Scary in a way, because how hard would it be for someone/some organization to buy influence. But, is it worth it to donate?

I shot them $20, because I felt I've got my $20 worth and then some.

thoughts?

 

[drsafety]

LOL

 

[Deleted member 4644]

Ive considered it, I think I will send them $10 once I remember my paypal acct pass lol

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: drsafety
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The Lollercaust gif is quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen

 

[Udel]

Yep.

 

[Yossarian]

if it's a worthy enough cause, someone else will donate. that's my theory.

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The Lollercaust gif is quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen

:camera:'s? I haven't seen that one yet.

 

[Mo0o]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy

Originally posted by: Mo0o
The Lollercaust gif is quite possibly the worst thing I've ever seen

:camera:'s? I haven't seen that one yet.

It's in that list that guy posted

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
if it's a worthy enough cause, someone else will donate. that's my theory.

now I feel like a sucker

 

[Cawchy87]

First year economics... free rider problem.

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
First year economics... free rider problem.

eh?

 

[FelixDeCat]

You are not alone!

 

[Bozono]

Originally posted by: Yossarian
if it's a worthy enough cause, someone else will donate. that's my theory.

lol.omg.wtf.lol
(I'd shoot them a ten spot but I'm poor)

 

[RU482]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
You are not alone!

silly me, I searched for WIKIPEDIA, not wiki

 

[TitanDiddly]

I gave them $2.

 

[Zee]

probably need the money for this
http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

 

[aidanjm]

Originally posted by: Zee
probably need the money for this
http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

people complaining about libel on wikipedia are odd. why don't they log in and edit the page, correct the information they think is incorrect. instead of whinging about it.

 

[Colt45]

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Zee
probably need the money for this
http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

people complaining about libel on wikipedia are odd. why don't they log in and edit the page, correct the information they think is incorrect. instead of whinging about it.

yeah, sounds like dumb ****** whiners to me

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: Colt45

Originally posted by: aidanjm

Originally posted by: Zee
probably need the money for this
http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

people complaining about libel on wikipedia are odd. why don't they log in and edit the page, correct the information they think is incorrect. instead of whinging about it.

yeah, sounds like dumb ****** whiners to me

I love how a website for a class-action lawsuit against opensource adfree Wikipedia has ads and then expect people to take them seriously. Idiots. BTW, if I wasn't a student and totally broke I would donate, so if you got the chidda give them some homie.

 

[DaveSimmons]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
You are not alone!

Like I said in the older thread:

No, wiki isn't trustworthy or authoritative since there is no editorial control. $10 is better spent on a copy of last year's Encarta.

I'd be more likely to donate to snopes.com since they provide a more valuable service (IMHO) than a group-think opinionopedia.

I did give to Northwest Harvest (WA food bank supplier) and the Seattle Times Fund for the Needy (collects for a bunch of WA charities)

 

[mwtgg]

$303,271.86? Come on.

 

[mugs]

Buy influence? What'll that get you in a user-maintained encyclopedia?

 

[mugs]

Originally posted by: Zee
probably need the money for this
http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

Do they provide any exampes of the offenses they're complaining about?

 

[Dissipate]

Originally posted by: Zee
probably need the money for this
http://www.wikipediaclassaction.org/

What a bunch of whiny @ssholes.

 

[Gl4di4tor]

Originally posted by: DaveSimmons

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat
You are not alone!

Like I said in the older thread:

No, wiki isn't trustworthy or authoritative since there is no editorial control. $10 is better spent on a copy of last year's Encarta.

I'd be more likely to donate to snopes.com since they provide a more valuable service (IMHO) than a group-think opinionopedia.

I did give to Northwest Harvest (WA food bank supplier) and the Seattle Times Fund for the Needy (collects for a bunch of WA charities)

Please stop regurgitating the same thing over and over again on every thread about Wikipedia. How can you have a central editor to edit so many entries, its impossible, that's why its important for people not to rely on only one source for information. Btw, encarta doesn't have a fraction of the the information that Wikipedia has mainly because they are greedy fvcks who want to own everything rather than letting people share it.