Wikipedia Founder has said that he was misquoted by Times Online in the headlines it published last week which read, “Wikipedia chief considers taking ads”. Wikipedia will not accept ads according to the founder.


Wikipedia Founder has said that he was misquoted by Times Online in the headlines it published last week which read, “Wikipedia chief considers taking ads”. Wikipedia will not accept ads according to the founder.

This news was blogged and reported in many news sites.

Now Wikipedia Founder Jimmy Wales has said to Clickz, “There are no plans of any kind, no announcement, no change in stance. What I said is something I’ve been saying for five years. We don’t believe we need advertising in order to survive. My view currently is that we’re much better off without the advertising. It’s better for our mission. It’s better for our fundraising”.

But Clickz also quotes Wales as saying, “The question is going to arise as to whether we could better pursue our charitable mission with the additional money [ads would bring]. We have never said there would absolutely never be ads on Wikipedia”. [source]

 

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