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En Opruff vum Wikipedia Grënner, Jimmy Wales

Léiwe Lieser,

Haut froen ech Iech fir Wikipedia mat engem don z'ënnerstetzen. Dëst kléngt ongewéinlech: Firwat freet e vun de 5 populärsten Internetsite welwäit fir finanziell Ënnerstetzung vu senge Benotzer?

Wikipedia ass anescht wéi déi meescht vun de 50 Top Internetsiten. Mir hunn eng kleng Zuel vu bezuelete mataarbechter, just dräianzwanzeg. Den Inhalt vu Wikipedia ka fräi vu jidferenegem fir all Zweck genotzt ginn. Eis järlech Ausgabe si manner wéi sechs Miliounen Dollar. Wikipedia gëtt vun der net gewënnorientéierter Wikimedia Foundation bedriwwen, déi ech 2003 gegrënnt hunn.

At its core, Wikipedia is driven by a global community of more than 150,000 volunteers - all dedicated to sharing knowledge freely. Over almost eight years, these volunteers have contributed more than 11 million articles in 265 languages. More than 275 million people come to our website every month to access information, free of charge and free of advertising.

But Wikipedia is more than a website. We share a common cause: Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's our commitment.

Your donation helps us in several ways. Most importantly, you will help us cover the increasing cost of managing global traffic to one of the most popular websites on the Internet. Funds also help us improve the software that runs Wikipedia -- making it easier to search, easier to read, and easier to write for. We are committed to growing the free knowledge movement world-wide, by recruiting new volunteers, and building strategic partnerships with institutions of culture and learning.

Wikipedia is different. It's the largest encyclopedia in history, written by volunteers. Like a national park or a school, we don't believe advertising should have a place in Wikipedia. We want to keep it free and strong, but we need the support of thousands of people like you.

I invite you to join us: Your donation will help keep Wikipedia free for the whole world.

Thank you,

Jimmy Wales

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