Wikipedia Meets $16M Budget Goal

netbuzz writes "Thanks to some 630,000 individual contributions that averaged $22 apiece, Wikipedia has reached its fundraising goal of $16 million, founder Jimmy Wales announced over the weekend. Writes Wales, '... this year is a little more incredible than most because this year we celebrate Wikipedia's tenth anniversary. It's so important that we kick the year off just like this: by fully funding the Wikimedia Foundation's budget to support Wikipedia and all the sister projects as we head into the next decade of our work together.' The online encyclopedia now boasts of being the Internet's fifth largest site, which renews questioning by some as to whether it can afford over the long haul to stand by its policy of refusing advertising."

Hey!

[Anonymous Coward]

You're not supposed to cite Wikipedia!

Re:Ad campaign = less viewership

[Iphtashu Fitz]

It was the non-stop display of smug holier-than-thou photos of Jimmy Wales and all his cronies that did it for me.

I hope...

[ido50]

I hope that means I won't have to see Jimbo's creepy face any more.

Re:Begging

[JDRucker]

But NPR doesn't have a creepy stare hovering over you as you watch all of their content.

I would have donated...

[_xeno_]

I would have donated, but apparently I'm not notable enough, and so my donation was speedily deleted.

Ignore and everything will be ok!

[santiam]

Who knew that I could just ignore all the pleas and everything would turn out ok.

Now that I know that it works, I will apply it to all my problems throughout my life!