Poll Have you ever donated money to Wikipedia? (184 votes)
I feel like I probably should, but I haven't...
I feel like I probably should, but I haven't...
Wikipedia is a non profit website. Without donations it would get shut down. It got me through college and I like having it around so I donate every year.

Nope. I think they deserve it slightly more than the average Internet forum, since they both have hosting and curation costs but Wikipedia doesn't have ad revenue. But the content is entirely user-created, and I don't use it enough to justify donating to them without donating to, say, the Nissan forums as well.
No, but I probably should. Maybe after I graduate and have an even steadier source of income than I do now, since my finances are all over the place as is.
@erhard said:
It's the only thing I've ever felt that I really should donate to but no, I haven't. I probably will next time Jimbo comes out to stare again.
Jimbo has those puppy dog eyes that make you feel like shit when you have to say no. Goddammit, at least I make the occasional contrib like the wikisloth I am.
I love wikipedia but I've never donated. Only because I'm poor though. I respect their commitment to staying non-profit and ad free, but honestly I wouldn't really care if they started using reasonable ads. I think asking me to buy some Sprite is less annoying then begging me for money.
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