On 3 December 2012 20:11, Pavel Richter pavel.richter@wikimedia.de wrote:
"the thing we are selling to people" As I see it, we are not *selling *anything. Wikimedia provides a free encyclopedia to the public, and it promotes Free Knowledge worldwide. For this, we ask for donations, during a limited time each year, and with very humble messaging and banners. We do not have to be ashamed to do so.
It is, however, quite unambiguously true that this is an exercise in sales.
- d.