tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post7522359654966784743..comments2024-03-27T18:20:38.176-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): TYWKIWDBI continues to support Wikipedia - updatedMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4433372427842291332016-12-01T11:40:01.264-06:002016-12-01T11:40:01.264-06:00"And you can't trust Snopes""And you can't trust Snopes"bulletholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681107556161747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24306079506881276942015-12-31T14:55:34.768-06:002015-12-31T14:55:34.768-06:00Gregory - I can tell you really care about this. B...Gregory - I can tell you really care about this. BUT it's obvious you're changing no opinions here so maybe pursue an issue you care about that CAN be changed?Sybil Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17843202226149216923noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-48683151550638168892015-12-15T16:16:17.726-06:002015-12-15T16:16:17.726-06:00Apple pays taxes. Apple innovates new technologie...Apple pays taxes. Apple innovates new technologies that spur new jobs. The Wikimedia Foundation doesn't do either of those things. Citizens need to hold tax-exempt non-profits to a high standard of fiscal honesty.Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-4258042153643682762015-12-15T16:13:29.782-06:002015-12-15T16:13:29.782-06:00I like how the critical cowards always hide behind...I like how the critical cowards always hide behind "Anonymous" or some silly pseudonym. How can you possibly say that I have a conflict of interest with respect to Wikipedia, when less than 2% of my income derives from wiki-related activity, and without Wikipedia, it would be less than 0.5%?Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-6480031554266536182015-12-15T08:45:33.746-06:002015-12-15T08:45:33.746-06:00Apple has around $33 billion in cash reserves, yet...Apple has around $33 billion in cash reserves, yet us fools keep giving them our money as well.<br /><br />We're such suckers. <br />Brad Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197301845256854051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-8753140177448403102015-12-14T21:29:17.131-06:002015-12-14T21:29:17.131-06:00The Wikimedia Foundation's unspent assets (aft...The Wikimedia Foundation's unspent assets (after expenditures) is now at $78 million. Yet, you fools keep giving them more money. For what purpose? Is it like a big Jenga game, where you're trying to see if your $20 contribution will topple over a pile of hundreds that they've stacked up on a computer server?Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-63812142569005179372015-12-14T10:20:50.671-06:002015-12-14T10:20:50.671-06:00Its kind of telling that there hasn't been an ...Its kind of telling that there hasn't been an entry on the WikiBiz blog in almost 6 years, and from the small sampling I took of the links he has to WikiBiz, only about 1/3 are active.<br />Even his Marketing blog hasnt had a post since 2013.bulletholeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13681107556161747976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-76819643666431772712015-12-14T08:32:57.977-06:002015-12-14T08:32:57.977-06:00I donated this year, and I will do so again. What ...I donated this year, and I will do so again. What a wonderful tool Wikipedia is.<br /><br />Salary envy is such an ugly thing. When you said that Jimmy Wales makes $400k, my first thought was that for such a great company that educates so many, that seems pretty darn low. Brad Williamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197301845256854051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-33271202097205766012015-12-13T10:06:57.190-06:002015-12-13T10:06:57.190-06:00I'll give to wiki again when they address thei...I'll give to wiki again when they address their editor gender imbalance.<br /><br />http://www.newstatesman.com/lifestyle/2015/05/wikipedia-has-colossal-problem-women-dont-edit-it<br /><br />Zhoenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03515663141425057088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-91643340214842330772015-12-13T05:43:28.886-06:002015-12-13T05:43:28.886-06:00I looked at the stats, there really was some prett...I looked at the stats, there really was some pretty poor working capital management in 08/09. Their current year stats look much better (admittedly just at a glance, didn't check the ratios) because they at least don't seem to just be sitting on the cash now. Samahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13118009352369980620noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-84367970112566206242015-12-13T05:22:17.255-06:002015-12-13T05:22:17.255-06:00Hi
I'm probably equally thrifty as you. I dona...Hi<br />I'm probably equally thrifty as you. I donated $3 bucks per year when I didn't have a job and $20 when i did. My car is 1898 with nearly half a million Km on it and ive owned it nearly 20 years. My motorbike has over 100,000 on the dial and i do all its servicing.<br /><br />Wikipedia is a foundation which i respect, the commenter you quoted seems to represent everything wrong with modern USA.<br /><br />Love your work here<br /><br />Nest Wishesobakesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743339737847465926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-72824438270140425652012-08-15T04:59:29.929-05:002012-08-15T04:59:29.929-05:00People ignorantly or deliberately fail to realize ...People ignorantly or deliberately fail to realize that a prudently managed non-profit organization tries to build reserves that are sufficient to allow operating expenses to be derived from the interest and/or earnings of such reserves. This allows the organization to survive uncertain economic times when donations are likely to be harder to obtain. The fact that many believe that cash holdings are the mark of a stingy person and/or company sadly illustrates why our U.S. national debt looks to become permanent. J. Brianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14098112448351077133noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-25573560678374049022012-08-14T15:29:04.520-05:002012-08-14T15:29:04.520-05:00This is ridiculous Kohs , I am very grateful for f...This is ridiculous Kohs , I am very grateful for foundations such as Wikipedia for sharing knowledge with the world ! Whether one can afford to donate or not , it's a free service anyone with internet access can use to further their knowledge of the world. Shame on you Kohs for your obvious contempt for the sharing of information to the common people!<br /> Thank you Stan for your support and contribution to the enlightenment of all in monetary funds and in the form of your most informative blog , thank you !Samuelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-19861962693183911142012-08-14T02:15:49.351-05:002012-08-14T02:15:49.351-05:00Unless an organization promotes bigotry/hate crime...Unless an organization promotes bigotry/hate crimes etc- I figure where someone spends their money is their business. Are there more important causes than the SPCA (ASPCA) where I choose to donate? Maybe. I don't care. I choose to give my money to causes or organizations that matter to me. If I deem literacy charities are where I choose to spend my money versus cancer charities that's my business. Not an excuse for someone to name call and act like a pompous ass.<br /><br />That's the beauty of freedom. You can spend your money how you wish. Want to buy a fancy name brand purse that's ugly and only redeeming value is the name brand? Go ahead. I wouldn't- but you might think I'm fool to buy so many books. It doesn't matter. It's MY money.<br /><br />Seriously people. Grow up. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-24123882178087750012012-08-13T21:22:03.506-05:002012-08-13T21:22:03.506-05:00I've given them fifty bucks, and even more gla...I've given them fifty bucks, and even more glad to do it if it makes a bitter nerd who seems to be in love with sophistry even more frustrated.<br /><br />Take that.Jimnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-40863387502380297582012-08-13T19:14:39.815-05:002012-08-13T19:14:39.815-05:00I haven't donated to Wikipedia, but I applaud ...I haven't donated to Wikipedia, but I applaud your decision to do so, Minnesotastan. If a person regularly benefits from an organization's services, it's the right thing to do. The point of donating isn't to show your approval of their money management style, it is because they've benefited you. <br /><br />I went through this over PBS. I don't have cable, and PBS channels are really the only thing on non-cable TV worth watching. I had avoided donating for years and had lots of reasons - the fundraising drives were annoying, etc. Then it hit me that I was greatly benefiting because of their work. The other issues were irrelevant -- I owed them some support. So I give to them because of it. Probably not enough, but a little.<br /><br />Lois Tverberghttp://ourrabbijesus.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-62028903743654456092012-08-13T15:42:25.598-05:002012-08-13T15:42:25.598-05:00I know... He's so cute :)
[MyWikiBiz is a wik...I know... He's so cute :)<br /><br />[MyWikiBiz is a wiki directory that allows people and enterprises to write about themselves. The brand began as a service creating Wikipedia articles for paying corporations; the founder and owner of MyWikiBiz, Gregory Kohs, was soon blocked from Wikipedia. As of August 2011, the MyWikiBiz directory contained over 70,000 pages of content about corporations and individuals. The business is headquartered in West Chester, Pennsylvania.<br /><br />Professor Jonathan Zittrain of the Harvard Law School's Berkman Center for Internet & Society discussed the case of MyWikiBiz in his book The Future of the Internet – And How to Stop It. Kohs appeared on Attack of the Show! on January 25, 2007, and discussed MyWikiBiz. Heise Online expressed a suspicion that while MyWikiBiz's "attempted corporate infiltration" of Wikipedia was discovered, MyWikiBiz was not an isolated case.]<br /><br />AMnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-87532768416127339892012-08-13T14:15:13.682-05:002012-08-13T14:15:13.682-05:00Actually, you can find out about "MyWikiBiz&q...Actually, you can find out about "MyWikiBiz" without visiting the site itself:<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MyWikiBizAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-30723401319680930402010-10-22T15:19:14.504-05:002010-10-22T15:19:14.504-05:00Of interesting note:
Mr. Kohs is the founder of ...Of interesting note: <br /><br />Mr. Kohs is the founder of a website called "My Wiki Biz" which is obviously in direct competition with Wikipedia. Any comment or article of his about wikipedia is obviously heavily biased.<br /><br />One cannot take anything that he has to say against wikipedia seriously, as there is blatantly a conflict of interest. <br /><br />This is extremely bad PR on your part Mr. Kohs. Because of this, I refuse to even visit "My Wiki Biz" even though the idea behind it is appealing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54113909352888611012010-10-14T20:55:36.793-05:002010-10-14T20:55:36.793-05:00Mr Kohs conveniently overlooks the fact that Wikim...Mr Kohs conveniently overlooks the fact that Wikimedia's overall rating is three stars out of a possible four.<br /><br />http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=search.summary&orgid=11212Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-20650365410483704992010-10-14T09:16:40.896-05:002010-10-14T09:16:40.896-05:00The Wikimedia Foundation is now downgraded to just...The Wikimedia Foundation is now downgraded to just ONE STAR out of a possible four in "organizational efficiency", by Charity Navigator. Only 41 cents of every donated dollar go toward program expenses.<br /><br />In other words, 59% of WMF revenue doesn't do anything to fulfill the mission of the organization.<br /><br />Keep that money flowing, sheep!Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-64534546256412133682009-11-17T03:02:33.726-06:002009-11-17T03:02:33.726-06:00Wikipedia is useful. People will support organiza...Wikipedia is useful. People will support organizations for which they have a use. Get over it, douchebags.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368497773959765024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-78899088781846704032009-11-16T18:54:53.844-06:002009-11-16T18:54:53.844-06:00A contribution to an organization is a totally per...A contribution to an organization is a totally personal voluntary decision - and not subject to the review or biases of others. That is the way things were done in this country before some folks decided to let government make the decisions of what they do with my tax dollars. <br /> <br />Bravo, StanleyUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00409095999818438088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-54056713864778800102009-11-16T13:52:43.026-06:002009-11-16T13:52:43.026-06:00Is that you, DiPierro? Yeah, I know that "fo...Is that you, DiPierro? Yeah, I know that "foundations" of the ilk of Main Line money families often run that way. But, again, I hope for better from something that is "very obviously an educational charity" (go ahead, Google it), as the Wikimedia Foundation asserts that it is.Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10624684173404144472009-11-16T05:38:54.739-06:002009-11-16T05:38:54.739-06:00Gregory (and others) - a foundation typically func...Gregory (and others) - a foundation typically functions by "stuffing money into a bank" (or investments) and living off the interest / dividends - - thus indefinitely rather than having to constantly raise funds once a sufficient amount has amassed. <br /><br />You can learn more about foundations here: <br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foundation_(nonprofit_organization)Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01849305908590072492noreply@blogger.com