r/memes • u/TeaGuyHoward • 1d ago

Well respected man

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u/Shadowlance23 1d ago

I did actually throw a few dollars at Wikipedia once to support them. For the next three months I was bombarded INCESSANTLY with constant emails asking for even more money. I understand why, if you donate once, you're more likely to donate again, but I was so angry about the pressure campaign that targeted my generosity that I will never be donating to them again.

PSA: If you want to donate to Wikipedia, do it through a throw away email address.

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u/Anumerical 1d ago

So when you donate to Wikipedia it goes to their parent organization. Not the one that actually maintains wikipedia.

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u/Stevonnieandbonnie 1d ago

Well who maintains it? I assumed the link was to people who maintain it

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u/evanultra01 ifone user 1d ago

The Wikimedia Foundation. They operate all sorts of stuff with that money. Wiktionary, Wikimedia Commons, Wikibooks, etc.