Hello, I received an email earlier today, in which the person who was the subject of an article I wrote last year decided to make a donation to the WMF. Excerpted from the email:

"Has it occurred to the people running Wikipedia that some people might think Wikipedia is affiliated with Wikileaks? It would be an easy mistake to make, and even I balked because I am totally anti-Wikileaks. I found a page Wiki stating you were not affiliated, but you should really include that info with your donation requests.

I suspect thousands of would-be donors did not donate because they were not totally sure and didn't want to take the chance. Please pass this piece of info onto the people in charge, because I think it's a really important point to stress!"

Regardless of how I feel on the matter, this person does make a good point. I have come across many people who view Wikileaks as irresponsible and dangerous. Calling out our non-affiliation with Wikileaks on the donation page seems fairly drastic. However, because this may be a common misconception, clarification should be made *somewhere*.

Chris