If everyone reading this gave $3,<\/p>\n
we could keep Wikipedia thriving for years to come.<\/p>\n
We show other charities love–<\/p>\n
so why don’t we show Wikipedia some?<\/p>\n
It’s a strange place to be when people<\/p>\n
would rather spend $3 on coffee than have<\/p>\n
all knowledge in human existence<\/p>\n
& possibly even beyond <\/span>in their hands.<\/span><\/p>\n It’s a strange place to be when a world-renown, free service<\/p>\n asks for mere\u00a0pocket change<\/em><\/p>\n to keep up its servers and in exchange we turn away.<\/p>\n A huge banner ad:<\/p>\n Please, just help us,<\/em><\/p>\n Please, you know us,<\/em><\/p>\n Please, just show us what you’d like instead.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Isn’t a coffee a fair trade for pages like:<\/p>\n bedhead, bobsleds, white bread, screw thread, and homestead?<\/p>\n From pieces on carnivals, cardinals, and remarkables<\/p>\n to “frequently viewed mathematical articles”.<\/p>\n What more could you want in a place that can put into words<\/p>\n the vastness of space in words so terse:<\/p>\n While the spatial size of the entire Universe is still unknown,[3]<\/a><\/sup><\/em><\/p>\n