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: You can also see how we've been using money in the past [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/28/Wikimedia_2006_fs.pdf here] (PDF, 90KB). |
: You can also see how we've been using money in the past [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/foundation/2/28/Wikimedia_2006_fs.pdf here] (PDF, 90KB). |
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===== Isn't Wikipedia supported by |
===== Isn't Wikipedia supported financially by its founder?===== |
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: Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales, an Internet entrepreneur. Mr Wales was able to support Wikipedia when it was a small site, had no employees, and had minor hosting requirements, |
: Wikipedia was founded by Jimmy Wales, an Internet entrepreneur. Mr. Wales, who is not a paid employee of the Foundation, was initially able to support Wikipedia when it was a small site, had no employees, and had minor hosting requirements. However, due to the exponential growth of Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia Foundation projects, this is no longer the case. Today, Wikipedia is hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, a non-profit organization in the United States, which relies on the generosity of private donors for the vast majority of its income. |
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===== I'm told that Wikipedia is supported by Yahoo! or some other company. Why don't you solicit them?===== |
===== I'm told that Wikipedia is supported by Yahoo! or some other company. Why don't you solicit them?===== |
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