Wikipedia: On the brink? Or crying wolf?

[flintlock]

Likely much ado about nothing, but one thing's for sure, I'd hate to see Wikipedia disappear anytime soon.

"Florence Devouard, chairwoman of the Wikimedia Foundation, has touched off a tempest with her suggestion in a talk at the Lift07 conference that Wikipedia has funding for only another quarter and "might disappear" if donations don't pick up."

Above is an excerpt from the following article:

http://www.networkworld.com/community/?q=node/11376

[waste gate]

I'd say she's crying wolf. Wikipedia may be a good place to start an education on a subject it certainly isn't, by its nature, the last hit.

Besides if Wikipedia dies the vacuum will be filled by another site.

[flintlock]

Besides if Wikipedia dies the vacuum will be filled by another site.
Good point, but yeah, that's a given.

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Besides if Wikipedia dies the vacuum will be filled by another site.

Somewhere where you can find all sorts of information about random things?

That'll be here (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=175)

[waste gate]

Besides if Wikipedia dies the vacuum will be filled by another site.

Somewhere where you can find all sorts of information about random things?

That'll be here (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=175)

Very good Kapitan_Phillips!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[JSLTIGER]

Besides if Wikipedia dies the vacuum will be filled by another site.
Somewhere where you can find all sorts of information about random things?

That'll be here (http://www.subsim.com/radioroom/forumdisplay.php?f=175)

:D:lol:lol:lol::D

[Kapitan_Phillips]

:up::up::up:

[flintlock]

lol, smartass. :D

[STEED]

lol, smartass. :D

Bloody smartass at that. :rotfl:

[Kapitan_Phillips]

Ah well, someone has to look good for when Doenitz arrives. :|\\



:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

[SUBMAN1]

Donations! Hahahaha! Re-read her words - That is how I would word or in more clear terms, that is executive speak for "We have to add advertising now to help cover the costs of maintaining our servers" speak. Trust me - I am about 90% accurate on what is about to happen to Wikipedia.

-S

[Letum]

Donations! Hahahaha! Re-read her words - That is how I would word or in more clear terms, that is executive speak for "We have to add advertising now to help cover the costs of maintaining our servers" speak. Trust me - I am about 90% accurate on what is about to happen to Wikipedia.

-S


Yup. At the moment Wiki does not make a penny, but the monetary value of wiki runs well into the 100s of millions because of the potential cash it could produce with a little subtle product placement.