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An appeal from Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales
I don't get paid a cent for my work at Wikipedia, and neither do our thousands of other volunteer authors and editors. When I founded Wikipedia, I could have made it into a for-profit company with advertising banners, but I decided to do something different.
Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn't belong here. Not in Wikipedia.
Wikipedia is something special. It is like a library or a public park. It is like a temple for the mind. It is a place we can all go to think, to learn, to share our knowledge with others. It is a unique human project, the first of its kind in history. It is a humanitarian project to bring a free encyclopedia to every single person on the planet.
Every single person.
If all of Wikipedia's 400 million users would donate $1 each, we would have 20 times the amount of money we need. We're a small organization, and I've worked hard over the years to keep us lean and tight. We fulfill our mission, and leave waste to others.
To do this without resorting to advertising, we need you. It is you who keeps this dream alive. It is you who have created Wikipedia. It is you who believe that a place of calm reflection and learning is worth having.
This year, please consider making a donation of $20, $35, $50 or whatever you can to protect and sustain Wikipedia.
Thanks,
Jimmy Wales
Wikipedia Founder
Wikimadia Hungary
Your donation supports the maintenance of the servers running Wikipedia and activities aimed at promoting and improving the quality of the Hungarian Wikipedia.
Our activities planned for 2011:
- "Ten years of Wikipedia" conference aimed at members of the educational sector
- Presentations and workshops on Wikipedia around the country
- Creation of educational publications
- Establishing a local toolserver
- Competitions aimed at enhancing Wikipedia
- Supporting community meetups and initiatives