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*"Wikipedia is absolutely unique in that it’s a nonprofit operating in the space of multibillion-dollar brands,” - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12/02/wikipedia-has-a-ton-of-money-so-why-is-it-begging-you-to-donate-yours/?utm_term=.96e93f72ebe6]
*"Wikipedia is absolutely unique in that it’s a nonprofit operating in the space of multibillion-dollar brands,” - [https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2015/12/02/wikipedia-has-a-ton-of-money-so-why-is-it-begging-you-to-donate-yours/?utm_term=.96e93f72ebe6]
*$30M budget, 300 employees
*$30M budget, 300 employees
*1% of editors, about 1200 at any time, write 77% of content. Not bad. But could be better. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/7x47bb/wikipedia-editors-elite-diversity-foundation]. 84% of editors are male. Not surprising given that Wikipedia was a spin-off from a porn business.
*1% of editors, about 1200 at any time, write 77% of content. Not bad. But could be better. [https://www.google.com/amp/s/motherboard.vice.com/amp/en_us/article/7x47bb/wikipedia-editors-elite-diversity-foundation]. 84% of editors are male. Not surprising given that Wikipedia was initially funded by revenue from a porn business, but jokes aside - the gender ratio reflects a typical male-domination in the field of software and internet enterprise.

Latest revision as of 22:21, 18 October 2020

  • "Wikipedia is absolutely unique in that it’s a nonprofit operating in the space of multibillion-dollar brands,” - [1]
  • $30M budget, 300 employees
  • 1% of editors, about 1200 at any time, write 77% of content. Not bad. But could be better. [2]. 84% of editors are male. Not surprising given that Wikipedia was initially funded by revenue from a porn business, but jokes aside - the gender ratio reflects a typical male-domination in the field of software and internet enterprise.