One of my first contributions in the new year will be to the Wikimedia Foundation to help support Wikipedia. And then my next contribution will be to my local library.
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I'm donating to https://archive.org (sued by publishers), Tor Project (protecting journalists and whistleblowers) and Mozilla (maintains one of the last major non-Google web engine)
Thank you for supporting your library! I am the treasurer of the Friends of the Henderson (KY) County Public Library. We are a safe space for everyone to learn and connect. ❤️
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Hey Matt, is it at Wikimedia to do these contributions/donations? If so, how can I contribute/donate? I also want to contribute to Wkipedia. Do you know that Elon Musk and Laura whatever is fighting over this now? Let's keep Wikipedia alive and working for all citizens of the world.
In years gone by philanthropists built libraries. Has Musk et al done any of that? These days in some states you’d walk into the library to see empty shelves
I’ve been supporting them for several years now, I think it’s like $3 a month or something. However now that Musky seems to hate them I should probably throw in a few more bucks
After decades of warning my students to check every Wikipedia source independently and not quote from it, it now seems absurdly interesting and well written when compared to the AI bullshit put out by Gemini et al. and the media disinformation everywhere. So I too started a regular donation.
A wiser thought may be to reverse that intention, first the local library, then Wikipedia.... probably your local library needs it more then Wikipedia!
Contribute to your local library first. Wikipedia is not a reliable source of information. They will edit whatever they like to fit whatever narrative is currently popular. Read books, not Wikipedia.
I'm not saying this to toot my horn. I'm saying this to encourage others - I donate to Wikipedia every year. I never thought to donate to my local library! Thank you for this post!
Your efforts will be much more constructive at the local level than supporting the tainted distortions that are propagated through Wikipedia. It's fine for most general reference, but the horrible disinfo in political articles and personal bios is intolerable. Editorial reform is needed immediately.
So good to see you on Blue you are one of my favorite people on Twitter you might ask why and my answer will be because of your great honest conversations and your great character..
I left Twitter a minute after Musk bought it. I watch you on msnbc and always thought you could make any thought sound poetic. Im glad I found you. Happy New Year !
Oh Elon you pathetic idiot. He wants to call Wikipedia wokeapedia. Elon guess you do have a sense of humor. Pretty clever for an illegal immigrant who should be sent back with his influencer wannabe mother. To their home country South Africa
I gave to Wiki earlier this month. What could be a more important cause than a website of facts when we are living in a world promoting lies. Save world history and ours. Donate to @wikipedia.bsky.social
My local library is closed due to additional funding needed for asbestos mitigation 😞 I’ve shared as much as I could, but I’m heartbroken to see it closed
I started contributing after I learned that was as woke thing to do. Proud to be woke. Somewhat chagrined that it took moving to NC to finally understand. I had to see it and experience it I guess.
All Wikipedia needed to get year end donations was to have Elon Musk call upon his followers to stop donating. Not sure that Trump?Musk crowd is big on donating anyway.
I have donated to Wikipedia in the past. After I learned that Ramaswarmy paid them to sanitize his history of defrauding the Soros family foundation of an educational award in 2008, I will not donate again. Evidently they are not a neutral source and can be bought.
Jimmy Wales has lost the initiative. All his later ideas have been a failure, like banking on india for growth, not realizing that India was a dead basket case.
Can’t afford to donate? I hear it helps them if you just USE the library. Books, audio books, music, movies, and community rooms (for meetings and parties)! Digital delivery is available for many things so you don’t even have to leave your home. Some even have tools and seeds to borrow! So cool!
Don't let Elmo know, he's got it in for Wikipedia, to much verifiable, factual and edited truth on it for his liking, he wants his drones only to search for "truth" on his shit-show website now, classic cult leader modus operandi
Especially since shadow-president Musk is calling for a boycott on donations to Wikipedia. That was enough to convince me to donate asap if only to send a clear message.
Wikipedia doesn't impress me because they have no peer review except the sometimes clueless administrators. I was banned long ago for correcting their misinformation. Doesn't matter the resource, do your own research.
I was a librarian and English teacher in the Pittsburgh Public Schools for 38 years, AND I am still a part-time librarian (33 years) at Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh!
PLEASE donate to all libraries. We serve EVERYONE, without fear or favor!
Rethink that donation to Wikipedia. A bunch of Jew hating antisemitic people work there and are defaming and lying about Israel. All Israel entries have been rewritten by people who hate Israel & Jews.
Perhaps the powers that be at Wikipedia could show some strength and integrity and just say no to a billion dollar offer from a fascist. Perhaps that's a naive view. So be it.
Leon's Wikipedia must report his skill at buying other people's accomplishments and putting his name on them. He and Drumpf have that in common. Drumpf hasn't built anything since Fat Tony went to jail.
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https://rigorousthemes.com/blog/is-wikipedia-going-broke-why-are-they-asking-for-donations/
Wikimedia Foundation financial reports: https://wikimediafoundation.org/about/financial-reports/
Donating to my local library is also a good suggestion.
Following.
I'm mother of 3 albinism children
from Gaza Palestine 🇵🇸
My children have been struggling with Visual Impairments since birth and my sons want medical care
https://gofund.me/efa42253
Donate💲 what you can or repost🔃" #gaza #helpme
Is the best quick reference guide.
(I hadn’t donated for many years so I was overdue. But also, we need to have some semblance of truth.)
It would be so easy for a troll, bot, or misanthropic misinformation cadre to re-write a pile of Wikipedia, and few people would realize it.
Quickest and easiest $20 I've ever spent.
I will do so.
I need your sharing my gfm and donate if you can to help my family
Remember to visit and sign out. Foot traffic and circulation is the best contribution for libraries.
https://gofund.me/adf5d70e
They already have more money than they know what to do with.
Give 2x to your local library.
PLEASE donate to all libraries. We serve EVERYONE, without fear or favor!
but they do have a budget.
I' throw 'em a few ducats.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ducat