Copied from: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_3 -------------------------------------------------------------
The equivalent of $16,285.68 USD was donated through PayPal on Day 3 of the fundraiser. This is an increase of $4727.94 over Day 2 and also an all time record for a single day in any fund drive we've ever had. The previous record was $14,085.10 and was set on 24 August 2005 during our last fund drive.
Here is the PayPal breakdown for Day 3:
AUD 382.44 (287.02 USD) CAD 1,007.10 (828.75 USD) EUR 2,486.35 (3,020.14 USD) GBP 612.22 (1,097.89 USD) JPY 41,992.00 (379.40 USD) USD 10,672.47 Total 16,285.68 USD
Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-18/report/
==Selected donor comments== Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments. :See http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-18/detail/
Here are some that caught my eye (many great comments could not be included here): *"Wikipedia is my browser's home page" by Maneesh Sahu *"I am pleased to be able to contribute to what may be the most significant project in human history." by Conrad Dunkerson *"Wikipedia is the best website on the internet!" by Peter McGinley *"Ich finde die Idee und vor allem das Ergebnis beeindruckend. Ich nutze es oft. Weitermachen!" by Hermann Herz *"Love Wikipedia! Most visted website on my computer! Keep up the good work!" by Ian Thompson *"ma plus fidèle référence" by Celine Racicot *"Wikimedia projects have helped me dozens of times. Now I'd like to help Wikimedia back." by Asahiko Matsuda *"Aidons la poursuite du savoir!" by Jacques Tremblay *"Wikipedia is symbolic of what our modern society must be. Keep up the good work!" by Andrew Engelbrecht *"This site has allowed me to tap into the knowledge of experts in subjects from the most trivial to the profound - thank you for this opportunity!" by Samantha Line *"Wikipedia is one of the best things that happend to the world in the last years." by anonymous *"Für Freies Wissen" by Werner Stefan *"Wikipedia has helped me so much. I can't let anything happen to it." by Anthony White *"My Christmas present to Wikipedia!" by Tom Maisey *"I'll do whatever it takes to keep Wikimedia from corporate takeover." by anonymous *"in loving memory of Άναξιμένης" by Michael Linksvayer *"Wikipedia gives me renewed faith in humanity." by anonymous *"Life without Wikipedia would not be the same" by Mark Nathans *"Bravo !" by anonymous
Some of my personal favorites: *"Knowledge is priceless" by Gregory Cain *"When I get rich I'll donate more! Thank you." by Efrem Rensi *"Education is the only equalizer" by anonymous *"for my children" by Asa Canaway
-- Daniel Mayer
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