On 11/03/2008, Todd Allen toddmallen@gmail.com wrote:
I absolutely agree. I think it's a great example to have a highly successful site with no damned advertising. Granted, I don't see many ads through the blocker anyway, but it's nice to know that there's one place where the damn billboards -aren't there-, not just where I (or my computer) knows not to look at them. The Internet (and the world) needs a lot less advertising, not more. If Wikipedia starts ads, I quit. And I know I'm not the only one.
It does *wonders* for our public relations being the top-10 site which isn't plastered with ads. Wikipedia gets a LOT of slack for that - highly imperfect, but a non-profit volunteer project that continues to try hard. I fervently hope we can afford to continue this way.
- d.