Elon offers Wikipedia $ 1 billion to change their name to Dickipedia

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Why is Elon Musk attacking Wikipedia? Because its very existence offends him | Zoe Williams
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Now is a good time to flood Wikipedia with donations. For the first time in my life, i have just donated to them and will do so again. You can do it too for a minimum of €2, no requirement for recurring donations or any nonsense.

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wikipedia foundation's financials are solid, stable, and healthy.

how's twitter doing lately, elon?

wikipedia foundation’s financials are solid, stable, and healthy.

Are they though? They're asking for money constantly

They have more money then they know what to do with and blow a shitload every year

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation

I checked their reported expenses and couldn't really find anything they "blow" money on. Their revenue is smaller than a midsize EU football team, and considering the value comparison between the two, that makes me think either we disagree completely, you have extra info that you did not share, or I don't understand you.

I mean, I’m not sure what they use all that money to develop, but they definitely don’t need all this money to just develop and sustain. Despite activity having hit its peak in the 2000s, spending continues to increase, and extensive feature request and enhancement backlog still stands while developers focus on whatever the foundation’s whim is. Not to mention there’s some controversy over the Tides Foundation.

Well then I'm glad I've never given them any