The World According to Nils » Wikipedia http://nilsjeppe.com Mon, 07 Nov 2011 23:19:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Wikipedia is starting to annoy me http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/12/24/wikipedia-is-starting-to-annoy-me/ http://nilsjeppe.com/2008/12/24/wikipedia-is-starting-to-annoy-me/#comments Wed, 24 Dec 2008 10:04:44 +0000 Nils http://nils.jeppe.de/?p=1041 Continue reading →]]> I love Wikipedia, and I think it’s a great resource. I also realize that running a large server farm costs a lot of money. But the latest drive, in which Wikipedia asks for millions of Euro, is getting on my nerves. The huge banners have been bad enough, but now we get this:

Wikipedia Begging

I mean – really! Do you have to make it that big and obnoxious? Besides, Wales is a thoroughly unlikable man, in my personal opinion; I am now even less inclined to donate money.

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