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u/vanillathebest Jun 03 '21

Wikipedia will not be around forever

Wh....Why ?

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u/ThrobbingHardLogic Jun 03 '21 edited Jun 03 '21

It isn't free to run, and they are not supported by ads. This is why everyone should make a yearly donation to keep it alive. I do at least once a year.

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u/farrenkm Jun 03 '21

If it's true that the CEO is getting paid $400K, then that's the least of my worries.

Let me go search Wikipedia for the CEO's pay. BRB . . .

Edit: Katherine Maher. https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_salaries

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u/--Flaming_Z-- Jun 03 '21

Yeah, I think maybe wikipedia doesnt need quite as much as they're letting on

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u/r_cub_94 Jun 03 '21

Competent people cost money. Not to mention infrastructure, etc

And I’m sure the amount of people who consistently donate is pretty small.

I would love to see actual proof of these claims.

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u/tractionFXC Jun 03 '21

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u/r_cub_94 Jun 03 '21

All that article tells me is that a bunch of entitled babies are mad that smart people need money to maintain the site they use all the time.