Puzzlet Chung wrote:
>I am Puzzlet Chung, one of the administrators in Korean Wikipedia.
>
>User:WonYong (also in en.wp) in Korean Wikipedia claims that Korean
>Wikipedia should follow South Korean National Security Law so that the
>contents potentially able to threat the nation (i.e. South Korea)
>should be censored. He made National Security violation templates, to
>tag "anti-State" articles which should be deleted:
>
>http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:National_Security
>http://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:National_Security2
>
>WonYong insists that it is South Korea that try to conserve Korean
>language and protect it from extinction, hence both administration and
>contents of Korean Wikipedia should follow South Korean laws, and
>Korean language speakers who is not South Korean citizens don't have
>anything to do with it. He states that North Korea is not recognized
>by South Korea as a nation but a "band of mafias," (the statement of
>which is not true, since North Korea is a member of UN, and relation
>between two Koreas has changed), and doesn't deserve for Korean
>Wikipedia to reflect its POV.
>
>The problem is that some users would agree to his point of view. Out
>of two Korean [[names of Korea]], some South Koreans relate "Chosŏn"
>with North Korea and Communism. They think equal juxtaposition of two
>names, (juxtapose the names when they have to, of course), as not
>satisfying Natural Point of View as in South Korea, where the majority
>of the Korean Wikipedia users live in, and where the server is located
>as well. Although "Chosŏnmal" is the name of Korean language called
>not only by North Koreans, but majority of Chinese Koreans and some
>Japanese Koreans, some find "Chosŏnmal" aggressive and inappropriate
>to use it in some articles.
>
>I am a South Korean citizen myself, but as far as I understand
>Wikipedian policy of NPOV, WonYong's activity threats NPOV more than
>the "Evil Wikipedia" would threat the existence of South Korea, not
>like what he might think, as long as Wikipedia is not a some kind of
>Communists' propaganda. But I've started to seriously consider about
>moving DB server back to Florida and "foreigning" the site,
>contributed by so-called foreigns and South Koreans who's not afraid
>of South Korean laws.
>
>Regards,
>
>Puzzlet Chung
>
This is indeed very bad and flies against everything wikipedia stands
for! I am also mailing this mail to the foundation list as this seems to
go against everything the foundation stands for.
Waerth/Walter
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=Tuesday 3 January=
'''Day 19''' was another record day of fundraising! Today saw the second highest number of
donations ever made in a single day, 1193, and the second highest total donated; $33,474.07 (both
PayPal figures). The average donation this day was $28.06.
Grand total at end of day: '''274,703.84'''
Breakdown of Day 19 PayPal donations:
AUD 1,061.64 (796.76 USD)
CAD 1,475.92 (1,214.55 USD)
EUR 4,762.05 (5,784.41 USD)
GBP 1,588.38 (2,848.44 USD)
JPY 30,861.00 (278.83 USD)
USD 22,551.08
Total 33,474.07 USD
==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
An anonymous gave $500, the largest donation for the day. There were also many donors who gave the
equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Alex Tan, jdavid grimshaw,
Bonaventure Saptel, Roger D Moore, paul RIVIER, Laurence Ronayne, Alfonso Martin-Maldonado Martin,
Jan Kelly, Richard Morin, Carl Hewitt, Mahalie M Pech, Jeffrey Puritz, CHANG ZEN TSAI, Sam
Pullara, Anand Desai, Michael Koziarski, A N T AAN DE STEGGE, Robert Zeller, KER JAR SONG, Andrew
Gallagher, James Taylor, Douglas Hainline, Marco Beri, Dai Barr, William Armstrong, David Astels,
John Lawler, Chris Bartle, Eric Towers, Errol Alpay, James M Orrell, John Broughton, Norma Pierce,
Jose Luis Cordova, Fredrik Johansson, Asa Canaway, and 50 anonymous donors.
==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2006-01-03/detail/
*"You are an amazing conduit, fusing the best aspects of the global community and its shared
knowledge. I salute you!" by anonymous
*"This is why the internet was created. The money is a trifle compared with the benefits." by
Richard Escobedo
*"A more relevant resource than my text books." by anonymous
*"I'm amazed at the quality of the entries - thank you, Wikipedia" by anonymous
*"Ironiquement, c'est pour cette merveilleuse source d'information libre que je finis par délier
ma bourse, n'en déplaise à ceux qui exige qu'on les paie pour accéder à leur contenu." by
anonymous
*"Wikipedia, I don't know how I ever did without you! Accept this donation as a gesture of my
gratefulness." by anonymous
*"Wikipedia A site I use in my day-to-day studies. A wealth of knowledge, A Wonderful and 'free'
service thank you." by isaac bullen
*"Grazie per cio' che fate. Viva la cultura libera." by anonymous
*"Use and love Wikipedia every day. Even on a student budget, I'm glad to help!" by Benjamin Van
Der Veen
*"knowledge, clean and simple as it should be." by Laurence Ronayne
*"I do hope knowledge will spread and defeat violence which is caused by ignorance" by francesco
pirotti
*"I'm happy to give some cash, especially since I havne't had time to contribute info as much as
I've planned to!" by Mahalie M Pech
*"Teachers...tell your students..." by James North
*"In memory of Preston G. Simpson" by anonymous
*"Die Informationen helfen mir immer weiter. Ich möchte daher Wikipedia unterstützen" by Claudia
Frank
*"Wikipedia is changing the world. Thanks to all contributors and good luck!" by Frank Wagner
*"This is a fantastic service which I use every single day. Do keep up the great work!" by Marc
Leger
*"Wikipedia saves me money on textbooks and teaches me new things every day. Without a doubt, a
staple of the internet." by anonymous
*"This is the greatest gift the human race has ever given. The most noble pursuit. I wish I could
give more." by Thomas Laugle
*"Wikipedia.org es por mucho la mejor página de busqueda en Internet me a ayudado a mi por 2 años
y siempre ha resuelto mis dudas." by Lourdes Carvajal
*"Wikipedia stands right alongside the Internet and the World Wide Web in its promise for the
advancement of humankind's civilized development." by JOEL H ROBERTS
*"in loving memory of Jim Zlogar" by Jeffrey Will
*"Wikipedia to me is a huge fountain which quenches the never ending thirst for knowledge - Thank
you" by mohan sagar
*"Wikipedia is the most exciting and useful site I have found on the Internet. I have literally
spent days here doing research for an upcoming book. Thanks guys, I hope we can indeed take back
the web." by John McAlister
*"Crescat scientia, vita excolatur" by anonymous
*"Just like contributing to public radio: you don't have to, but you ought to" by DAVIDE ANDREA
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Wikimedia is a Home schooling parents dream, thank you." by Vicki Grech
*"I feel truly privileged to be living in a time when I can participate in something as
world-changing as Wikipedia etc. keep it up!" by anonymous
*"This is one of the things that raises the quality of the Internet as a whole" by Lorenzo
Bolognini
*"Restores your faith that there are rational, conscientious, intelligent people out there." by
anonymous
*"i use your services, like public television, its only decent and right to contribute.Thank you
Wikipedia!" by anonymous
*"An absolutely brilliant idea! Jimmy Wales for the Nobel Peace Prize!" by Douglas Hainline
*"Stop wasting time reading comments and write an article!" by Eric Towers
-- Daniel Mayer
__________________________________________
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Hoi,
Often this question about ISO 639 pops up and it is confused even more
by SIL codes.. Today the question about the mch code was raised..
http://www.ethnologue.com/show_language.asp?code=mch this clearly shows
that SIL now uses these codes on their website .. Consequently, there is
no need for the old SIL codes anymore.
Thanks,
GerardM
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=Monday 2 January=
An all time record of 1361 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day 18''', yielding the
equivalent of an amazing $38,443.05 USD. This is about $16,000 more than the Day 17 and an all
time record for any day in any drive the Wikimedia Foundation has ever had (the previous all time
record was yesterday)! Much of the increase is likely due to the fact that Jimmy Wales' [[Personal
Appeal]] was linked all day and due to press coverage about the appeal from Slashdot. The average
donation this day was $28.25.
Grand total at end of day: '''241,229.77'''
Breakdown of Day 18 PayPal donations:
AUD 1,063.02 (797.79 USD)
CAD 1,577.45 (1,298.10 USD)
EUR 6,102.54 (7,412.69 USD)
GBP 1,409.44 (2,527.55 USD)
JPY 33,103.00 (299.09 USD)
USD 26,107.83
Total 38,443.05 USD
==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
Wesley Boyd and an anonymous donor both gave 1000 USD, the largest donation this day. There were
also many donors who gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order);
Rodney A Olsen, James A Rogers, Wilma Leung, Scott Volk, Willem Van Ingen, Jorg Willekens, J W
BARON V HEEMSTRA, Wolfgang Slany, Francisco Javier Aranda Granda, Justin Petszaft, TJ Wilson,
Christopher Liao, Eric Yu, Arne Eide, Emmanuel Benazera, Paul Scott, christoph messmer, Michel
Machado, Christian Hultner, Erard Gilles, Pomin Wu, Michael Mage, John C Partin, william n melton,
John Bresee, Imre Simon, William Lachance, Chris Brookins, Doug Young, Simon Willison, Peter
Lacey, Wayne A Lown, James Gettys, Per Franck, Charles Haynes, Kevin Watt, Sebastian Kun, Carl
Shapiro, Dick Van kirk, Daniel Urman, Debra S Travis, Dave Menconi, Henry Laxen, Brady Jarvis,
Anthony Niesz, Oliver Steinmeier and 53 anonymous donors.
:<small>Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of all the money
donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or less
and the average donation is about $25.</small>
==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2006-01-02/detail/
*"Christmas money for Wikimedia, please continue like that!!" by Christoph Helms
*"This is truly one of the most important projects currently in existence - long may it continue."
by Justin Petszaft
*"With hope that this donation will contribute in the struggle to make the knowledge of the world
freely available and neatly packaged." by Henrik Persson
*"You are redefining the social concept of an encyclopaedia, please go on!" by Imre Simon
*"Comme au poker... je mise pour voir ce que sera Wikipédia dans 10 ans, dans 50 ans." by
anonymous
*"Even MediaWiki alone is worth this let alone the Wikimedia Sites" by Aron Rubin
*"Wikipedia is important, and represents the great potential of a global network for social
advancement. Carry on!" by Michael Tyson
*"May the force be with Wikimedia. Greetings from India." by Chandan Haldar
*"When I need background info, Wikipedia is the first place I look." by Rob Manuel
*"Wikipedia is having a huge impact already, and brings me great hope for the future." by Jason
Woofenden
*"Este proyecto demuestra que nos podemos salir del modelo capitalista en la gestion de la
información" by Jose Manuel Perez Pita
*"The best site on the internet bar none. A bottomless source of information and knowledge.
Simply, wikid!" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is the Internet at its best" by Rodney A Olsen
*"Per la conoscenza libera!" by Nicola Ruggero
*"Wikipedia, where else can you get information on ANY topic you come across?" by Berend van
Berkum
*"いつも参考にしてます。" by
anonymous
*"want to see more of Indian language content!!!" by Rajidhar Etta
*"My own finances aren't too good at the moment, but Wikipedia is one of the things that make life
worth living." by anonymous
*"I'd vote for a UK government forward thinking enough to give Wikipedia funding of £1m per year."
by David Boden
*"Wikipedia is het instrument voor spreiding van kennis" by anonymous
*"Since the wikipedia is becoming my first place to go to for info i thought i'd donate" by
Clayton Parker
*"All wiki's doing, is providing the access; you however will provide everything else." by
anonymous
*"Free textbooks, yes, please." by John Toby Knudsen
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Im doing this for my own daughter, who I hope will grow up in a world where culture is free" by
Khalid Alyahya
*"Wikimedia - The real Internet within the Internet." by Robert Harambura
*"As a teacher, Wikipedia represents the complete and fundamental change in the way I work with
students. Keep up the great work everyone. Pay a little, get a lot!!!" by Jay Kennard
*"Years from now historians will dedicate careers studying the impact of the Wikipedia. If we are
lucky enough to maintain it." by Charles Amrhein
*"Every time you criticize Wikipedia, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the kittens!" by Peter
Hare
*"I really think this is the greatest, most ambitious site on the internet. Keep up the good
work!" by anonymous
*"Thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute." by Richard G Brooks
*"Wikipedia has the potential for being an extraordinary resource, akin to the Encyclopedia
Galactica. But just as 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty', we all need to get personally
involved!" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is such an important dream that we should all try to make it come true" by Traci
Loudin
*"Wikipedia got me through school!" by anonymous
*"Freedom isn't free. Support Wikimedia!" by Stephen W Wood
-- Daniel Mayer
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I've been trying to find out the origin of a "policy" on Wikimedia
projects, and I'd like some help to see just where the discussion about
this is at and where the origins of the policy came from. Most of the
Wikimedia projects copy the help pages from Meta, usually with a strong
disclaimer that you shouldn't edit the copied pages but instead try to
contribute to the pages on Meta.
My question is this: Why are the pages copied to the other projects at
all? Is there a strong technical reason to have this content duplicated
multiple times across multiple projects? Who made the decision to have
all of this content duplicated? Where is an appropriate forum for even
discussing this policy and where is the policy even written down?
I got into an editorial dispute with another admin on Wikibooks, where I
was having the help pages simply redirect to Meta (including the
MediaWiki:Edithelppage location) to point users directly to the original
source rather than trying to duplicate the content on Wikibook. These
changes were reverted back, so I started a VfD on Wikibooks over this
whole thing to get community input on the concept. So far, it is
accepted as gospel fact that this content must be duplicated, but I am
challenging that assertion and trying to find out why it is done in this
manner.
My main argument for getting rid of these pages on Wikibooks (and
perhaps other Wikimedia projects) is that not only do they take up
server space, but they are also vandalism targets and seldom on the
watchlist of any users. In addition, because the editorial effort is
taking place on Meta they tend to go stale rather quickly and don't the
the attention of the active regular users on the project. Making the
help pages protected may be an option, but that keeps the pages "frozen"
with no ability to update the content if it improves on Meta except
through direct admin intervention. I am not advocating the removal of
the Help namespace, just the end of duplication of the MediaWiki handbook.
Right now a user on Wikibooks has created a 'bot (without the bot flag
in place as well... another issue for another day) that occasionally
duplicates the help content on Meta and copies it over to Wikibooks and
other Wikimedia projects as well. As this is just a single user's pet
project, there is no scheduled update for transfering the help pages
either. This also causes problems typical of a 'bot like overwriting
talk page discussions, but it does help keep the help pages coordinated.
Mind you, I'm not trying to disparage the very valiant effort of those
who have been writing this content for the MediaWiki handbook. This is
a largely thankless job that is critical to all of the MediaWiki users,
beyond just the Wikimedia sister projects. Steady improvements in the
content have occured over this past year, together with minor changes in
the MediaWiki software that have generally been reflected in the
documentation as well. A general thank-you to all who have been
involved with its development is certainly in order.
--
Robert Scott Horning
I have totally had it with the dutch wikipedia so in a reactio today I
let myself go and told them how I felt. I expect the quite large
political correct brigade on nl.wikipedia to desyssop me soon. In which
case I will voluntarily step down from all my work in wikimediaprojects.
I am getting sick and tired of the debateclimate that seems to become
more and more common. To spoil the fun of the political correct brigade
here is the dutch original and english translation of what I said:
/English:
The guidelines suck they leave us no room to deal with pissheads like
Verrekijker/Versieck. And on top of that someone threatened to desyssop
me. Walter please mail that person that they have to do what they cannot
let go. Please. I am sick and tired of the threatening behind my back,
No one can blackmail me. I am doing everything that I feel is necessary
to keep nl: wiki a good place voor the users that come here to edit and
write an encyclopedia (99,99% of the users) and that they have
discussions every now and then ... that is normal, it goes with the
territory. I do not give a flying fuck though for the ruleinterpreters,
the talkpage knights who only discuss because they like to discuss and
the trolls. I hope that their computers will give them a deadly
powershock. We have only one rule as far as I am concerned and that is
that we are writing an encyclopedia and everyone who is not helping with
that can go to hell as far as I am concerned.
Dutch original:/
/De richtlijnen zuigen en laten ons totaal geen ruimte om adequat met
etterbakken als Verrekijker/Versieck en anderen te dealen. En dan is er
iemand die gedreigd heeft met een desysopprocedure voor mij. Walter mail
die persoon dat ze vooral hun gang moeten gang. Alsjeblieft. Ik ben het
eeuwige achter mijn rug gedreig zat. Ik ben niet chanteerbaar. Ik doe
alles wat ik nodig acht om de nl: wiki een goede plaats te houden voor
de gebruikers die hier serieus komen om te editten (dus 99,99%) en dat
die wel eens een discussie hebben ach wat dat is normaal dat hoort
erbij!..... ik geef echter geen ene malle moer om de
regeltjesinterpreteerders de overlegridders die overleggen voor het
plezier en de trollen. Ik hoop dat die allemaal een dodelijke
stroomschok krijgen vanachter hun computer. We hebben hier maar een
regel en dat is dat we een encyclopedie aan het schrijven zijn en
iedereen die daar niet aan meedoet kan wat mij betreft naar de hel lopen.
Waerth/Walter
/
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=Sunday 1 January=
A total of 719 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day 17''', yielding the equivalent of
$22,694.77 USD. This is about $10,000 over Day 16 and an all time record for any day in any drive
the Wikimedia Founation has ever had! Much of the increase is likely due to Jimmy Wales' posting
of a [[Personal Appeal]]. The average donation this day was $31.56.
CafePress commissions from the start of the drive are $616.84. A total of $54.09 was donated
through MoneyBookers since yesturday, bringing that total to $1476.67. All these updates bring the
grand total above $200,000!
Grand total at end of day: '''$202,786.72'''
Breakdown of Day 17 PayPal donations:
AUD 312.64 (234.64 USD)
CAD 861.54 (708.97 USD)
EUR 2,972.57 (3,610.75 USD)
GBP 990.76 (1,776.73 USD)
JPY 9,947.00 (89.87 USD)
USD 16,273.81
Total 22,694.77 USD
==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
Peter Hamilton gave the largest donation today, $1000. Three anonymous donors gave $500.00 each.
There were also many donors who gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular
order); Kyprianos Theocharides, Andries Krugers Dagneaux, Ajit Jaokar, Ethan Bradford, John Flynn,
Emily Pike, Juan Nuno, Dan Jones, Scot Colburn, Jaco Rheeder, Charlie Wiederhold, John Wilson III,
Todd Griffith, Dave McClure, Leonard Lin, Hansung Jung, Kenneth Kantor, Chris Cole, Maurice Weeks,
Michael Roberts, Alexander Jackl, Jessen Bredeson, Kan Chou, Chris Sun, Randall Seratte, and 33
anonymous donors.
:<small>Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of all the money
donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or less
and the average donation is about $25.</small>
==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2006-01-01/detail/
*"First you take my time, now you take my money, and I STILL love Wikipedia. Feels almost like
being married ;) -- Chris 73" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia's power is in its' contributor's clear, accurate prose." by Christopher Cormie
*"Freedom of information! What a novel idea! ;-) Go Wiki - lets take the power back!" by Adriel
Neal-Ogilvie
*"Libertà di sapere, volontà di sapere" by anonymous
*"The Best Thing on the Intenet. Jimmy - I'll hold you to the African child comment." by Mwangi
Wamae
*"Knowledge lifts up all mankind and improves the world for all" by Timothy McMullen
*"Difficult to imagine how I did in the past without Wikipedia" by anonymous
*"This site is amazing...if I could give ten times as much, I would!" by Tricia Maas
*"my absolute favourite website of all times" by Vasily Myazin
*"Gegen die Kommerzialisierung von Information" by anonymous
*"there goes my salary :-)" by Daniel Wool
*"Wikipedia is clearly the Soul of Hylozoism" by Peter Hamilton
*"This site helps me out alot with school. Thanks guys!!!!" by anonymous
*"Wiki is the future. Information without boundaries, physical or otherwise." by Jason Spratt
*"I have learnt so much from wikipedia. Its time to give something back. Keep up the good work!"
by Ajit Jaokar
*"Wikipedia can save lives with its medical pages. It's helped me. Great reason to donate!" by
anonymous
*"Wikipedia: Behold the generosity of the human race!" by Anthony Chisholm
*"for the most useful website ever." by Götz Fabian
*"Wikipedia is amazing! It's so easy to use and you can use it to help you with school, business,
hobbies and just about anything. Viva la Wikipedia!" by Hannes Johnson
*"Wikipedia is the best thing to happen to the Internet since the web." by Thomas Horsten
*"Wikipedia is one of the best laid out resources online that I have spent countless hours
browsing. I look forward to joining your contributors, and I encourage others to do the same. Much
appreciation" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is the first place I look when I want to know something. Thanks!" by anonymous
*"Libero Sapere, Libera società!" by anonymous
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Eventually, the skeptics will use it, and see what all the buzz is about. Informed opinion is
priceless." by Susan Richardson
*"Long live freedom of information! Long live Wikimedia!" by Joe Aston
*"Thank you for showing us that the Internet isn't all about banner ads or how many pages a search
engine can index, but about presenting accessible and relevant information in the languages that
we speak." by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is the most important development to human knowledge and understanding since the
printing press. Thank you to everyone that contributes and improves it." by Charlie Wiederhold
*"Words are weapons of peace" by Kjetil Teige Ulbaasen
*"Wikipedia is one of the best treasures of the information age." by Michael Skallas
*"You should pay ME for all the time I've wasted err spent on Wikipedia!" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia has grown to be a major collective cultural achievement.!" by anonymous
*"I really want to appear on the selected donor comments list!" by Jeffrey Chang
-- Daniel Mayer
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=Saturday 31 December=
A total of 420 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day 16''', yielding the equivalent of
$12,701.14 USD; a very modest increase over Day 15 (3rd highest so far in this drive). The average
donation this day was $30.24.
MoneyBookers donations since the last update two days ago amounted to $140.69, bringing that total
to $1422.58.
:Grand total at end of day: $162,472.86
AUD 18.56 (13.93 USD)
CAD 364.98 (300.35 USD)
EUR 1,627.03 (1,976.34 USD)
GBP 456.24 (818.18 USD)
JPY 10,972.00 (99.13 USD)
USD 9,493.22
Total 12,701.14 USD
==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
An anonymous donor gave the largest donation this day, $500.00. There were also many donors who
gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular order); Colin Rose, Ralph
Leighton, Neil Fred Picciotto, Kevin Griffin, Ray O'Donnell, Stuart Shay, Erik Anderson,
Christopher Potter, and 31 anonymous donors.
:<small>Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of all the money
donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or less
and the average donation is about $25.</small>
==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:Full listing at: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-31/detail/
*"Go Wikinews!" by Tim Spurrier
*"So amazing to get all this information with a single click! Thank you all! :)" by anonymous
*"One of the greatest online resources, ever!" by Kris Warren
*"Here's to forwarding the sciences! Cheers to you Jimmy from a chemist!" by Patrick Holder
*"Knowledge has no limits and Wikipedia makes paper books cry. It's becoming the greatest
knowledge library for the whole world. Greets from Poland." by Michal Marzec
*"Es importante que mantengan su esfuerzo" by anonymous
*"Jimmy, try conducting charity concerts, and other public charity events, and you'll see more
money coming. Please try it, at least just this once." by Christian Shultz
*"I didn't do much reading for my college Chinese history class, but after reading the Wikipedia
articles on Chinese history right before the exam, I aced it." by Quinn Carey
*"I love Wikipedia! I love the spirit of sharing and egalitarianism it stands for. I also love the
high quality of knowledge it has garnered under one roof. It is truly an inspirational
enterprise." by Kathy Sun
*"Wikipedia.de war und ist mir eine große Hilfe zum Studium. Mit einer Spende bedanke ich mich
dafür" by Carmen Beyer
*"Don't get cocky; learn from the traditional encyclopedias." by anonymous
*"Happy New Wikiyear!" by anonymous
*"The wiki foundation represents the true spirit of the internet which seems to have been
forgotten in todays commercialist internet age, thanks." by Andrew Denny
*"free as in freedom" by stefaan WATTE
*"May God bless this great educational endeavor! -- Que Dios bendiga esta gran obra educativa!" by
anonymous
*"Oxford finals now significantly easier" by Thomas Ogg
*"I used to talk to Jimmy Wales ages ago and have the uttermost respect for him." by David Tainsh
*"理念に賛同して。" by Kazushige Suzuki
*"The best encyclopedia of all - plus promising wikibooks for the world" by anonymous
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Wikipedia enhances my daily life. I love it." by anonymous
*"I remember wiki as a wee baby. I luvs ya' wiki!!!" by Sean Russell
*"Wikipedia is one of the world's most useful tools. It deserves every chance to blossom further."
by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is something truly extraordinary, truly democratic, truly enlightened. It must live
on!" by Ian Boswell
*"Everyone wants to know the meaning of life...but ignores the library. Support Wikipedia!" by
anonymous
*"Let's not lose this rich opportunity; everybody please donate!" by Manfred Peschke
*"This is (hopefully) the future of the Internet!" by Joel Wright *"To the Future, Wikipedia!" by
anonymous
-- Daniel Mayer
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