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Once a year at this time I donate to Wikipedia.

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A couple of my friends think I’m daft/soft. “They’ve got tons of money, you haven’t”. Fair comment.

It’s just that I use their site (a lot). And trust their impartiality.

Do YOU donate?
What are your thoughts on this?

Yes I know we can all choose whether/where to donate but my question is only concerning Wikipedia.

Georgesgran Thu 31-Oct-24 13:28:39

Yes - I too donate. I feel I use the ‘service’ quite a bit, so it’s only fair to pay a little.

M0nica Thu 31-Oct-24 17:13:56

Yes, I donate once a year to Wikipedia, also to the Guardian and other community sites that depend on funding from their users.

Babs03 Thu 31-Oct-24 17:17:29

I donate to wiki because like others I use it a lot. Only fair ✅

Tizliz Thu 31-Oct-24 21:59:00

I donate as well

Jaxjacky Thu 31-Oct-24 22:05:19

A yes here, I value them.

Maggiemaybe Thu 31-Oct-24 22:49:38

Me too. Not a lot, but every little helps.

Lovemylife Thu 31-Oct-24 22:55:19

I do too, just at random times.

Litterpicker Thu 31-Oct-24 23:11:39

Yes, I donate, usually annually when they ask.

Macadia Thu 31-Oct-24 23:22:31

Yes I donate to Wikipedia too. I use it daily so why shouldn't I? I ❤️ everything they stand for.

Marydoll Thu 31-Oct-24 23:22:49

The use of Wikipedia as a primary source of information was not allowed in my school.

One of the reasons given was, as a user-generated source, it can be edited by anyone at any time, and any information it contains at a particular time could be vandalism, a work in progress, or simply incorrect.

For those reasons, I hardly ever use it, there are more accurate sources to be found.

Rosie51 Thu 31-Oct-24 23:52:09

I do donate, but I don't 100% trust everything on there exactly for the reason Marydoll states, but it's a very useful starting point.

Wyllow3 Fri 01-Nov-24 00:35:39

👍 Yes I donate: wiki does tell you when a subject is not an adequately reliable source and "be wary".

Imarocker Fri 01-Nov-24 09:12:10

I use it all the time and donate £2 every month. It’s not a lot but I hope other people do as well.

Indigo8 Fri 01-Nov-24 09:17:03

I donate when asked as I use Wiki quite a bit. I use it mainly for trivial information like; "Was the actor I just saw in a TV series in Grange Hill as a child?"

For more serious stuff I would seek source material.

Nano14 Fri 01-Nov-24 10:00:18

Yes, I donate when I receive an email asking me to.

Jess20 Fri 01-Nov-24 11:17:11

Yes, I donate a small sum every year, with so much AI generated content on the internet it's good to have a more grounded source

mrswoo Fri 01-Nov-24 11:19:29

I used it quite a lot so yes, I donate.

Daddima Fri 01-Nov-24 11:21:55

I donate £1 a month.

MichD Fri 01-Nov-24 11:28:03

Yes I donate too. It's only a few pounds and I use the service a lot so it only seems fair.

Mares Fri 01-Nov-24 11:37:16

Yes I donate as well, just a couple of pounds. As I like to use it too.

mabon1 Fri 01-Nov-24 11:44:35

wiki is not always accurate

FannyD Fri 01-Nov-24 11:44:42

£2 monthly donated here too- seems a small price to pay for the use we get from it.

Ladyleftfieldlover Fri 01-Nov-24 11:45:33

OH donates every now and again. We don’t donate to the Guardian as we buy the actual newspaper.

Damdee Fri 01-Nov-24 12:00:04

I donate to Wiki when they ask me to annually. I use the site fairly regularly.