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http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_18
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=Monday 2 January=
An all time record of 1361 donations were made through PayPal on '''Day
18''', yielding the
equivalent of an amazing $38,443.05 USD. This is about $16,000 more than the Day 17 and an
all
time record for any day in any drive the Wikimedia Foundation has ever had (the previous
all time
record was yesterday)! Much of the increase is likely due to the fact that Jimmy
Wales' [[Personal
Appeal]] was linked all day and due to press coverage about the appeal from Slashdot. The
average
donation this day was $28.25.
Grand total at end of day: '''241,229.77'''
Breakdown of Day 18 PayPal donations:
AUD 1,063.02 (797.79 USD)
CAD 1,577.45 (1,298.10 USD)
EUR 6,102.54 (7,412.69 USD)
GBP 1,409.44 (2,527.55 USD)
JPY 33,103.00 (299.09 USD)
USD 26,107.83
Total 38,443.05 USD
==Special thanks to those who gave large donations==
Wesley Boyd and an anonymous donor both gave 1000 USD, the largest donation this day.
There were
also many donors who gave the equivalent of about $100 or more (listed in no particular
order);
Rodney A Olsen, James A Rogers, Wilma Leung, Scott Volk, Willem Van Ingen, Jorg Willekens,
J W
BARON V HEEMSTRA, Wolfgang Slany, Francisco Javier Aranda Granda, Justin Petszaft, TJ
Wilson,
Christopher Liao, Eric Yu, Arne Eide, Emmanuel Benazera, Paul Scott, christoph messmer,
Michel
Machado, Christian Hultner, Erard Gilles, Pomin Wu, Michael Mage, John C Partin, william n
melton,
John Bresee, Imre Simon, William Lachance, Chris Brookins, Doug Young, Simon Willison,
Peter
Lacey, Wayne A Lown, James Gettys, Per Franck, Charles Haynes, Kevin Watt, Sebastian Kun,
Carl
Shapiro, Dick Van kirk, Daniel Urman, Debra S Travis, Dave Menconi, Henry Laxen, Brady
Jarvis,
Anthony Niesz, Oliver Steinmeier and 53 anonymous donors.
:<small>Note: While large donations are great, it should be noted that about 70% of
all the money
donated to the Wikimedia Foundation comes from donations that are the equivalent of $50 or
less
and the average donation is about $25.</small>
==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:Full listing at:
http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2006-01-02/detail/
*"Christmas money for Wikimedia, please continue like that!!" by Christoph
Helms
*"This is truly one of the most important projects currently in existence - long may
it continue."
by Justin Petszaft
*"With hope that this donation will contribute in the struggle to make the knowledge
of the world
freely available and neatly packaged." by Henrik Persson
*"You are redefining the social concept of an encyclopaedia, please go on!" by
Imre Simon
*"Comme au poker... je mise pour voir ce que sera Wikipédia dans 10 ans, dans 50
ans." by
anonymous
*"Even MediaWiki alone is worth this let alone the Wikimedia Sites" by Aron
Rubin
*"Wikipedia is important, and represents the great potential of a global network for
social
advancement. Carry on!" by Michael Tyson
*"May the force be with Wikimedia. Greetings from India." by Chandan Haldar
*"When I need background info, Wikipedia is the first place I look." by Rob
Manuel
*"Wikipedia is having a huge impact already, and brings me great hope for the
future." by Jason
Woofenden
*"Este proyecto demuestra que nos podemos salir del modelo capitalista en la gestion
de la
información" by Jose Manuel Perez Pita
*"The best site on the internet bar none. A bottomless source of information and
knowledge.
Simply, wikid!" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is the Internet at its best" by Rodney A Olsen
*"Per la conoscenza libera!" by Nicola Ruggero
*"Wikipedia, where else can you get information on ANY topic you come across?"
by Berend van
Berkum
*"いつも参考にしてます。"
by
anonymous
*"want to see more of Indian language content!!!" by Rajidhar Etta
*"My own finances aren't too good at the moment, but Wikipedia is one of the
things that make life
worth living." by anonymous
*"I'd vote for a UK government forward thinking enough to give Wikipedia funding
of £1m per year."
by David Boden
*"Wikipedia is het instrument voor spreiding van kennis" by anonymous
*"Since the wikipedia is becoming my first place to go to for info i thought i'd
donate" by
Clayton Parker
*"All wiki's doing, is providing the access; you however will provide everything
else." by
anonymous
*"Free textbooks, yes, please." by John Toby Knudsen
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Im doing this for my own daughter, who I hope will grow up in a world where
culture is free" by
Khalid Alyahya
*"Wikimedia - The real Internet within the Internet." by Robert Harambura
*"As a teacher, Wikipedia represents the complete and fundamental change in the way I
work with
students. Keep up the great work everyone. Pay a little, get a lot!!!" by Jay Kennard
*"Years from now historians will dedicate careers studying the impact of the
Wikipedia. If we are
lucky enough to maintain it." by Charles Amrhein
*"Every time you criticize Wikipedia, God kills a kitten. Please, think of the
kittens!" by Peter
Hare
*"I really think this is the greatest, most ambitious site on the internet. Keep up
the good
work!" by anonymous
*"Thank you for giving us the opportunity to contribute." by Richard G Brooks
*"Wikipedia has the potential for being an extraordinary resource, akin to the
Encyclopedia
Galactica. But just as 'eternal vigilance is the price of liberty', we all need to
get personally
involved!" by anonymous
*"Wikipedia is such an important dream that we should all try to make it come
true" by Traci
Loudin
*"Wikipedia got me through school!" by anonymous
*"Freedom isn't free. Support Wikimedia!" by Stephen W Wood
-- Daniel Mayer
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