rocketpig on 30 December 2010
They're not claiming ads are evil. In fact, read Wales' statement:
"I don't get paid a cent for my work at Wikipedia, and neither do our thousands of other volunteer authors and editors. When I founded Wikipedia, I could have made it into a for-profit company with advertising banners, but I decided to do something different. Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn't belong here. Not in Wikipedia." I happen to agree with him, honestly. I'd rather see Wiki run ads than shut down but if they can raise the money themselves without the help of advertisers, more power to them.
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