Copied from: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_5 -------------------------------------------------------------
The equivalent of $12,494.80 USD was donated through PayPal on '''Day 5''' of the fund drive (Tuesday 20 December). While this is a small decrease from Day 4 ($240.70), it does represent a higher average per donation ($22.72 vs $20.28). A total of 550 donations were made on Day 5; the largest was a $2000 anonymous donation made early in the day.
The first mail donations made during the fund drive have come in. A total of $75 has been received so far at the Wikimedia office. MoneyBookers donations for Day 5 were about $80, bringing that total to $383.38. We are still waiting for the first Dexia updates (those are mailed to the foundation office).
Grand at the end of Day 5: '''$63,083.70'''
PayPal breakdown for Day 5: AUD 420.72 (315.75 USD) CAD 362.49 (298.30 USD) EUR 2,429.82 (2,951.48 USD) GBP 328.86 (589.74 USD) JPY 39,684.00 (358.54 USD) USD 7,980.99 Total 12,494.80 USD
Copied from: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-20/report/
==Selected donor comments== Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:From: http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-20/detail/
*"Information wants to be free" by anonymous *"Knowledge is the future - thank you for sharing it! A true daily user" by anonymous *"Wissen ist Macht. Und die Macht sollte beim Volk liegen und nicht bei Verwertungsgesellschaften." by anonymous *"Wikipedia embraces the spirit of the internet and every page is an investment for all human knowledge" by Orion Pronk *"Thank you from a poor student from Germany" by Dominik Pich *"Wikipedia rocks." by anonymous *"a wonderful resource - my kids find it indispensible for school" by erik hoel *"Wikipedia ist ein tolles Nachschlagewerk für welches sich lohnt zu unterstützen." by anonymous *"gift economies are beautiful things. and i know what a gift economy is thanks go wikipedia." by anonymous *"いつも豊富な知識を貰っています。どうもありがとう。" by genta uemura *"Used Wiki many times. A true encyclopedia. The truth shall set you free." by Higinio Sanchez *"Wikipedia is an invaluable source of accessible information in the overclogged information highway" by Anh-Thu Nguyen *"Your work is really important" by anonymous *"Wikipedia helps fulfill the internet's promise of democratization and equalization of information." by anonymous *"Knowledge is the key to freedom" by John Rosato *"It is my honor and duty" by anonymous *"Got Wiki?" by Jun Yan
Some of my personal favorites: *"a small step for a better world" by Mathieu Francois *"If Plato would have the internet he would constantly read Wikipedia." by anonymous *"Best signal to noise ratio on the internet today" by Simon Pichette *"I have an atrocious memory - Wikipedia fills in the blanks!" by Ian Henderson *"For all the library late fees Wikipedia has saved me." by Jonathan Voris *"Thank you! Truly... thank you!!" by Dominick Daoust *"All of us are smarter than any off us!" by Michael Doherty *"Knowledge will never be burnt again" by anonymous
-- Daniel Mayer
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