Llevaba tiempo con ganas de hacerlo, y por fin he donado hoy (en realidad el martes), a la Wikipedia. ¿Por qué?. Pues porque es la única manera de que se mantengan imparciales y que tengan tanta calidad. En el momento en el que los costes de sus servidores y empleados superen sus ingresos vía donaciones, y por tanto, tengan que aceptar publicidad, estaremos jodidos.
Y porque además creo que, tras tantísimos años de fiel servicio, y casi diaria consulta, se lo merecen. Y porque además, el cierre de Google Reader me ha hecho darme (aun más) cuenta de que los servicios que utilizamos a diario tienen un coste, no debes darlos por garantizados, y creo que, debemos apoyarlos en lo que podamos (especialmente aquellos que, como WhatsApp o Wikipedia, nos ofrezcan un servicio valiosísimo y libre de publicidad).
Para DONAR, muy sencillo, tanto con tu tarjeta de crédito como con PayPal. Además son unos cachondos, y más frikis que yo incluso. Mirad el e-mail que me mandaron (y que pidieron compartiese) una vez realizada la donación:
Dear Javier,
Thank you for donating to the Wikimedia Foundation. You are wonderful!
It’s easy to ignore our fundraising banners, and I’m really glad you didn’t. This is how Wikipedia pays its bills — people like you giving us money, so we can keep the site freely available for everyone around the world.
People tell me they donate to Wikipedia because they find it useful, and they trust it because even though it’s not perfect, they know it’s written for them. Wikipedia isn’t meant to advance somebody’s PR agenda or push a particular ideology, or to persuade you to believe something that’s not true. We aim to tell the truth, and we can do that because of you. The fact that you fund the site keeps us independent and able to deliver what you need and want from Wikipedia. Exactly as it should be.
You should know: your donation isn’t just covering your own costs. The average donor is paying for his or her own use of Wikipedia, plus the costs of hundreds of other people. Your donation keeps Wikipedia available for an ambitious kid in Bangalore who’s teaching herself computer programming. A middle-aged homemaker in Vienna who’s just been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. A novelist researching 1850s Britain. A 10-year-old in San Salvador who’s just discovered Carl Sagan.
On behalf of those people, and the half-billion other readers of Wikipedia and its sister sites and projects, I thank you for joining us in our effort to make the sum of all human knowledge available for everyone. Your donation makes the world a better place. Thank you.
Most people don’t know Wikipedia’s run by a non-profit. Please consider sharing this e-mail with a few of your friends to encourage them to donate too. And if you’re interested, you should try adding some new information to Wikipedia. If you see a typo or other small mistake, please fix it, and if you find something missing, please add it. There are resources that can help you get started. Don’t worry about making a mistake: that’s normal when people first start editing and if it happens, other Wikipedians will be happy to fix it for you.
I appreciate your trust in us, and I promise you we’ll use your money well.
Thanks,
Sue
Así que ya sabéis, D O N A D! —> https://donate.wikimedia.org



