Copied from:
http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Fund_drives/2005/Q4/Day_3
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The equivalent of $16,285.68 USD was donated through PayPal on Day 3 of the fundraiser.
This is
an increase of $4727.94 over Day 2 and also an all time record for a single day in any
fund drive
we've ever had. The previous record was $14,085.10 and was set on 24 August 2005
during our last
fund drive.
Here is the PayPal breakdown for Day 3:
AUD 382.44 (287.02 USD)
CAD 1,007.10 (828.75 USD)
EUR 2,486.35 (3,020.14 USD)
GBP 612.22 (1,097.89 USD)
JPY 41,992.00 (379.40 USD)
USD 10,672.47
Total 16,285.68 USD
Copied from:
http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-18/report/
==Selected donor comments==
Let's all thank everybody who donated on this day by reading their comments.
:See
http://fundraising.wikimedia.org/2005q4/index.php/2005-12-18/detail/
Here are some that caught my eye (many great comments could not be included here):
*"Wikipedia is my browser's home page" by Maneesh Sahu
*"I am pleased to be able to contribute to what may be the most significant project
in human
history." by Conrad Dunkerson
*"Wikipedia is the best website on the internet!" by Peter McGinley
*"Ich finde die Idee und vor allem das Ergebnis beeindruckend. Ich nutze es oft.
Weitermachen!" by
Hermann Herz
*"Love Wikipedia! Most visted website on my computer! Keep up the good work!" by
Ian Thompson
*"ma plus fidèle référence" by Celine Racicot
*"Wikimedia projects have helped me dozens of times. Now I'd like to help
Wikimedia back." by
Asahiko Matsuda
*"Aidons la poursuite du savoir!" by Jacques Tremblay
*"Wikipedia is symbolic of what our modern society must be. Keep up the good
work!" by Andrew
Engelbrecht
*"This site has allowed me to tap into the knowledge of experts in subjects from the
most trivial
to the profound - thank you for this opportunity!" by Samantha Line
*"Wikipedia is one of the best things that happend to the world in the last
years." by anonymous
*"Für Freies Wissen" by Werner Stefan
*"Wikipedia has helped me so much. I can't let anything happen to it." by
Anthony White
*"My Christmas present to Wikipedia!" by Tom Maisey
*"I'll do whatever it takes to keep Wikimedia from corporate takeover." by
anonymous
*"in loving memory of
Άναξιμένης"
by Michael
Linksvayer
*"Wikipedia gives me renewed faith in humanity." by anonymous
*"Life without Wikipedia would not be the same" by Mark Nathans
*"Bravo !" by anonymous
Some of my personal favorites:
*"Knowledge is priceless" by Gregory Cain
*"When I get rich I'll donate more! Thank you." by Efrem Rensi
*"Education is the only equalizer" by anonymous
*"for my children" by Asa Canaway
-- Daniel Mayer
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