WEBDec 2, 2022 · “The Wikimedia Foundation is rolling in cash.” Heaphy told me he sees the main threats to Wikipedia as coming from authoritarian regimes, ideologues, spammers, and vandals.
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Wikipedia has a ton of money. So why is it begging you to donate …
WEBWithout such protections, Wikipedia could theoretically go dark. (While the encyclopedia is written and edited entirely by unpaid volunteers, the Wikimedia Foundation handles servers and legal...
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Is wikipedia asking for donations? Or is it a scam? : r/wikipedia - Reddit
WEBJul 15, 2022 · TheresNoTimeWiki. •. I wouldn't call it a scam, no.. but it does sometimes border on heartstring-tugging words and appeals to urgency — it does smart a little when you see the financials, the amount of money coming in and going out, and still face hiring freezes within the Foundation.
WEBDec 1, 2020 · Hosted by the non-profit Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia uses volunteer contributors, editors and engineers to provide information for free. The website does not carry any advertisements,...
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Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations? - TNW
WEBJune 1, 2021 - 1:03 pm. If you’re a regular visitor to Wikipedia, you may have seen a desperate plea pop up on the site, urging users for donations to keep the encyclopedia online. The ...
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The next time Wikipedia asks for a donation, ignore it - UnHerd
WEBOct 12, 2022 · When the Wikimedia Foundation proposed changing its name to the Wikipedia Foundation, many of them decided it was a slur and the attempt faltered. For the first time this year, dissent is evident: many recently condemned the Foundation for continuing to run misleading and aggressive appeals.
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Litigation involving the Wikimedia Foundation - Wikipedia
WEBIn May 2011, Louis Bacon, a hedge fund manager, obtained a court order in Great Britain, where he owned property, against the Wikimedia Foundation, the Denver Post and WordPress to compel them to reveal the identity of persons who he claimed had anonymously defamed him on Wikipedia and the other two websites.
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Wikipedia blocks editor accounts linked to extortion scam
WEBSep 2, 2015 · A Wikipedia scam in which small businesses have been charged “protection money” to safeguard pages about their organisations has prompted the online encyclopaedia to block 381 editor accounts.
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[Megathread] Wikipedia Donations: Discussions and Q&A
WEBDec 3, 2021 · For what it's worth, the Wikimedia Foundation basically only edits content as they're legally required to, e.g. the rare times that there's a valid takedown request that the community hasn't already handled. They intentionally don't edit to maintain legal immunity under Section 230, so they never make content decisions like what you're worried ...
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The Wikimedia Foundation has stopped accepting ... - The Verge
WEBMay 1, 2022 · Some of the main arguments concerned the environmental implications of Bitcoin, the risk of scams, as well as the fact that the WMF gets such a low amount of donations in cryptocurrency compared...
