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Line 1: It’s almost impossible to believe that Wikipedia could exist -- with all content created entirely by volunteers. Google might have close to a million servers. Yahoo has something like 13,000 staff. Wikipedia only has 400 servers and 73 staff. ▼ It works because there’s this unspoken light inside all of us that comes from the desire to help educate, to help share knowledge. And that’s what makes Wikipedia so magical. Wikipedia is the #5 site on the web and serves 454 million different people every month – all powered by donations from readers. ▼ The tech, personnel and legal infrastructure that supports it all is paid for by all these tiny little donations, just individuals giving $5, $10 or $20. Please join us by pitching in now! If you use Wikipedia, you realize how fabulous it is to get all this information without a paywall, and to not have to read ads, and not have things flashing on the sides and so on. It’s a pure experience. ▼ I’ve contributed to hundreds of articles about snails and other invertebrate animals. Ever since I was a little girl, I’ve been a total nerd about sea shells and land snails. They’re my passion. And on Wikipedia, I get to share my weird passion with the world. ~~I think people who benefit from it a lot, and can afford it, maybe would feel a moral obligation to kick in at least a couple bucks if they knew what was needed.~~ ▲If you ~~use~~stop ~~Wikipedia~~and think for even a second, ~~you~~you’ll realize how fabulous it is to get ~~all~~ this information without a paywall, and to not have to read ads,. ~~and~~It’s ~~not~~like ~~have~~a ~~things~~voice ~~flashing~~of onsanity ~~the~~in ~~sides~~a ~~and~~crazy, soconsumerist onworld. ~~It’s a pure experience.~~ ▲Wikipedia is truly staggering because it’s the 5th most consulted website in the world. Google might have close to a million servers. Wikipedia has only 400. Yahoo has something like 13,000 staff. Wikipedia? ~~only has 400 servers and~~Just 73 ~~staff~~. ▲Wikipedia is the #5 site on the web and serves 454 million different people every month – ~~all~~with ~~powered~~billions byof ~~donations~~page ~~from readers~~views. If you benefit from Wikipedia, maybe you feel like you have a sort of moral obligation to kick in at least a small amount of cash to support it if you can. Please donate today to protect and sustain Wikipedia. Do it for whatever weird thing you love. Thanks, ▼ '''Susan Hewitt''' <br /> ▼ ~~How about pitching in a couple bucks today? – or 5 or 20!~~ The amazing thing about Wikipedia is that nerds like me, who love weird things like gastropods (snails), get to come together and share our passion with the world. That’s what makes Wikipedia so magical – there’s this unspoken light inside all of us that comes from the desire to help educate, to help share knowledge. ~~Please keep this garden of knowledge growing by making a contribution today.~~ ▲Thanks, ▲'''Susan Hewitt''' <br /> Wikipedia Author

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