I like Wikipedia but I’m still not going to donate. They’ve got many millions and a bunch of millionaires on the board. They don’t need my money!
These millionaires may or may not do anything for Wikipedia.
They don’t make profit, there is no risk of “over donating”
The risk is that they vote for higher salaries for themselves! They already earn way more than most people!
Cia and fbi does regularly edit wikipedia. Old Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/technology/cia-and-fbi-computers-used-for-wikipedia-edits-idUSN16428960/
Honestly doesn’t seem like a big deal to me. The concept behind Wikipedia is that it is a self correcting community. There was never a chance no one contributing would have ulterior motives, but that doesn’t mean it has a lasting or large impact.
The methods that Wikipedia uses to determine appropriate sources and correcting “bad edits” is highly susceptible to status quo bias from it’s home country. This means that Wikipedia has a very heavy bias towards history from a US perspective. In most situations, it doesn’t really matter. However if you’re trying to look into political research (or anything else controversial) it’s a very poor tool. Governments love this setup, because this knowledge manipulation seems innocuous until it isn’t.
Edit: since it seems folks are already a couple mugs of eggnog deep, I’d like to clarify my point. There are legitimate and worthwhile criticisms of Wikipedia, but none worthy of mass defunding. We shouldn’t let some fascist like Musk control the conversation.
Agree, but cut donation won’t resolve such problems, and whatever #SpaceKaren want to happen to the Wikipedia would benefit the US even more in detriment of all the world.
He looks like he starts all his announcements with an unironic “fellow humans”.
Seriously, is he some kind of meat puppet controlled by incel aliens?
Runs platform based on lies and hates platform based on truth. Check notes yeah that about sums it up.
Streisand effect
