- Mar 21, 2011
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- If you're a qualified, trainee, or retired electrician - Which country is it that your work will be / is / was aimed at?
- United Kingdom
- What type of forum member are you?
- Retired Electrician
I often use Wikipedia, to make myself appear knowledgeable on this & other forums. This ain't that bloke holed up in the Ecuadorian Embassy; don't look like him.
Dear Midwest,
I'm feeling the pressure. Millions of people across the world read Wikipedia, but only 1% of readers give. We have so much work to do to protect Wikipedia's future, but this is my last chance to get you involved in 2018.
I'm asking you, sincerely: please take one minute to renew your £ donation to Wikipedia.
We are a nonprofit that supports one of the world’s top 10 most visited websites. Unlike the other Internet giants, we don’t generate revenue by selling off our users’ data to the highest bidder. We don’t run ads which could jeopardize the integrity and neutrality of our content. And even still, those commercial giants can and do reuse our content for free, without necessarily supporting the Knowledge Commons in return.
But we don’t begrudge them. As much as our nonprofit model is an obstacle to revenue generation, it is also a privilege. We get to go to work every day knowing we are contributing to building a better, more connected and collaborative world, and we are doing it in partnership with thousands of volunteer contributors, millions of small-dollar donors, and a much smaller proportion of people who choose to give more.
If everyone who uses Wikipedia gave today, we could keep it thriving for years to come.
We've remained an independent nonprofit to maintain that privilege. We don’t run ads or sell services to our readers. Though our size requires us to maintain the server space and programming power of a top site, we are sustained by the support of our donors who give an average of about £13. This year, will you take one minute to keep our work going?
Dear Midwest,
I'm feeling the pressure. Millions of people across the world read Wikipedia, but only 1% of readers give. We have so much work to do to protect Wikipedia's future, but this is my last chance to get you involved in 2018.
I'm asking you, sincerely: please take one minute to renew your £ donation to Wikipedia.
We are a nonprofit that supports one of the world’s top 10 most visited websites. Unlike the other Internet giants, we don’t generate revenue by selling off our users’ data to the highest bidder. We don’t run ads which could jeopardize the integrity and neutrality of our content. And even still, those commercial giants can and do reuse our content for free, without necessarily supporting the Knowledge Commons in return.
But we don’t begrudge them. As much as our nonprofit model is an obstacle to revenue generation, it is also a privilege. We get to go to work every day knowing we are contributing to building a better, more connected and collaborative world, and we are doing it in partnership with thousands of volunteer contributors, millions of small-dollar donors, and a much smaller proportion of people who choose to give more.
If everyone who uses Wikipedia gave today, we could keep it thriving for years to come.
We've remained an independent nonprofit to maintain that privilege. We don’t run ads or sell services to our readers. Though our size requires us to maintain the server space and programming power of a top site, we are sustained by the support of our donors who give an average of about £13. This year, will you take one minute to keep our work going?
