Is there a way to make a donation, under my Wikipedia user name? Using Paypal, it only gives the option of making an anonymous donation or using my real name. I would like to make a donation, but definitely not under my real name. I rather make an anonymous donation then nothing. But, would greatly prefer to attribute my donation to my wikipedia name, Kmf164http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kmf164. Is it feasible to add this third option for donations through Paypal?
Aside from my personal preference, I think donations to Wikimedia would increase if they were noted somewhere, along with users' edit histories and contributions. Wikipedia, (as with open source software, in general), is based on a "gift economy" (in both time and treasure). People give of their time and knowledge; in exchange they get credit in their edit history and elsewhere associated with their username. Monetary contributions are yet another way for people to support the project, who might not have as much time to contribute.
I think it is important for Wikipedia to also tie financial donations to usernames, so that Wikipedians are recognized for those contributions, as well as those of time and knowledge.
Thanks, Kmf164
kmf164 wrote:
Is there a way to make a donation, under my Wikipedia user name? Using Paypal, it only gives the option of making an anonymous donation or using my real name. I would like to make a donation, but definitely not under my real name. I rather make an anonymous donation then nothing. But, would greatly prefer to attribute my donation to my wikipedia name, Kmf164http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kmf164. Is it feasible to add this third option for donations through Paypal?
There is a comment field, which is public; they're listed at the daily fundraising progress reports at http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/
If you like you could put your username in there and mark it as anonymous to hide your real name from the public lists.
Aside from my personal preference, I think donations to Wikimedia would increase if they were noted somewhere, along with users' edit histories and contributions. Wikipedia, (as with open source software, in general), is based on a "gift economy" (in both time and treasure). People give of their time and knowledge; in exchange they get credit in their edit history and elsewhere associated with their username. Monetary contributions are yet another way for people to support the project, who might not have as much time to contribute.
I think it is important for Wikipedia to also tie financial donations to usernames, so that Wikipedians are recognized for those contributions, as well as those of time and knowledge.
On the other hand we really don't want to have people going around saying "I donated a bajillion dollars, therefore my version of this article should be kept instead of yours". :)
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
Brion,
Thanks. The comment field would work. I realize that any changes or new ideas for the donation system wouldn't make it into this fundraising campaign, anyway.
As for "people going around saying "I donated a bajillion dollars, therefore my version of this article should be kept instead of yours". - you're right and no way should anyone ever equate monetary donations with added credentials for editing (these need to be earned through contributions of time and knowledge). But, it would be nice in my opinion, to nonetheless make note of donations by users. I think doing so would play into the idea of the "gift economy" and help Wikimedia.
-Kmf164
On 12/19/05, Brion Vibber brion@pobox.com wrote:
kmf164 wrote:
Is there a way to make a donation, under my Wikipedia user name? Using Paypal, it only gives the option of making an anonymous donation or
using my
real name. I would like to make a donation, but definitely not under my real name. I rather make an anonymous donation then nothing. But,
would
greatly prefer to attribute my donation to my wikipedia name, Kmf164http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Kmf164. Is it feasible to add this third option for donations through Paypal?
There is a comment field, which is public; they're listed at the daily fundraising progress reports at http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/
If you like you could put your username in there and mark it as anonymous to hide your real name from the public lists.
Aside from my personal preference, I think donations to Wikimedia would increase if they were noted somewhere, along with users' edit histories
and
contributions. Wikipedia, (as with open source software, in general),
is
based on a "gift economy" (in both time and treasure). People give of
their
time and knowledge; in exchange they get credit in their edit history
and
elsewhere associated with their username. Monetary contributions are
yet
another way for people to support the project, who might not have as
much
time to contribute.
I think it is important for Wikipedia to also tie financial donations to usernames, so that Wikipedians are recognized for those contributions,
as
well as those of time and knowledge.
On the other hand we really don't want to have people going around saying "I donated a bajillion dollars, therefore my version of this article should be kept instead of yours". :)
-- brion vibber (brion @ pobox.com)
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