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Author: Sebastiano Tronto <sebastiano@tronto.net>
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+# I donated 100€ to Wikipedia
+
+Yesterday I was looking something up on Wikipedia and I was presented
+with a message like this:
+
+
+
+I am sure you too have seen this kind of message before, about once
+a year.
+
+Despite them begging me not to scroll past, this is exactly what I
+usually do. When I don't, I may read the whole thing, but I have never
+donated any money.
+
+Until last night. I sympathize with Wikipedia's mission - in fact,
+I believe Wikipedia is one of the best things that happened to the
+Internet. I have already expressed how I feel about free access to
+knowledge in [an earlier post](../2023-01-11-aaron-swartz). And they
+are asking just for 2€, so what is my excuse?
+
+I usually dismiss this question and keep scrolling, but this time, for
+no particular reason, I decided not to. Instead of donating a small
+sum and facing the same moral dilemma again next year, I decided to give
+50x the suggested amount and be good for 50 years.
+
+A little bit from everyone is enough, and I feel I have done my part.
+
+This is the email I received after my donation:
+
+
+*Dear Sebastiano,*
+
+*Thank you so much for the one-time gift of €100.00 to support Wikipedia
+and a world where knowledge is free for everyone.*
+
+*Every single donation helps us to improve people’s access to accurate and
+reliable information, especially in a rapidly changing world. I’m truly
+grateful for your support in enabling billions of people to experience the
+gift of knowledge through Wikipedia.*
+
+*We are determined to extend this access as far as possible to make sure
+that no matter where you are born or where you live, the ability to access
+free knowledge is always within your reach. I hope you will continue to
+support us in building a future where Wikipedia exists everywhere, with
+people across the world contributing to the sum of all knowledge.*
+
+*Thank you again for supporting this remarkable mission; it is a privilege
+for me to be part of the largest collaborative project in human history.
+Wikipedia will always belong to you.*
+
+*With gratitude,
+Maryana*
+
+*Maryana Iskander
+CEO, Wikimedia Foundation*
