many aspects of the internet are bad but Wikipedia remains an amazing resource. rarely do i make it a full day without looking up something, someone, or someplace, and that's been the case for two decades now.
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I give them money literally every single time they ask. An absolutely essential part of the internet.
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I gave my kids some of their child tax credit money to make donations last year. My daughter gave a chunk of hers to Wikipedia and she was so proud to do it.
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They are not: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Guy_
They are struggling with a lack of editors, with retaining highly active editors and with developing the many issues/wishes for the underlying MediaWiki software,
but not with donated money...the WMF still just wastes it on efficient things
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Best place to read episode info on my favorite shows! I have to front load on any show where they may be talking in an accent.
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Just wait until Musk buys Wikipedia and decides it's a free speech zone where anyone can post anything unchecked.
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I hope Jeff Bezos doesn't decide to start buying internet stuff now. He's always seemed like a kid that wanted to have a toy that the other kid had.
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It’s a great resource.
People mock it.
But those are people who also don’t read real encyclopedias.
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I don’t get why it’s mocked. If you’re doing real research, go to better sources. If you’re just looking for an overview, it’s fine. You can also check the citations.
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Omg! We had to look it up in an encyclopedia that was probably a few years out of date.
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World Book Encyclopedia sent us an update once a year to keep us up to date. 
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Essential. Instead of banning Wikipedia from my classroom, I taught my students how entries are created and managed. And yes, I also love to select “random” and see what new thing I can learn.
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It's always a good starting place for research. I'm an aged pensioner and I donate every time they ask.
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Mixed bag in my experience, but I have been impressed by the erudition of articles on subjects I know something about. These subjects tend, incidentally, not to be politically or polemically charged.
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It’s so reliable because it posts all of its sources which are always credible.
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I always donate a small amount when they ask.
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I had a professor from college say Wikipedia is a great starting point, because you can use the references below and use the ones that were peer reviewed. I still use it today.
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"Starting point" is the 
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Some public educators still knock it like it’s Reddit or something. I always say when I encounter that thinking, that there are citations in it with external links to all those reputable sources you remember. Same mindset still harps on teaching writing in script.
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Agree 100%. Since the creation of Wikipedia I can say with certainty my life has changed immensely.
Then to remember it’s a completely free to user resource with unlimited amounts of information is simply just…
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Thee best thing!
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It’s like the one future/tech thing that hasn’t become dystopian in nature.
We must protect it.
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That’s because it’s never sold out for profit, and it must remain that way!
- Wikipedia contributor since 2010 
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As w/anything wikipedia has to be verified w/other sources but otherwise #wisdomofthemasses
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