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http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_5
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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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