Wikipedia?

["Joseph J. Esposito" <espositoj@gmail.com>]

Surprising article in today's Slashdot summary:

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| Wikipedia On the Brink? Or Crying Wolf?                            |
|   from the all-about-the-benjamins dept.                           |
|   posted by CowboyNeal on Saturday February 10, @11:52 (The Interne|
|   http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=07/02/10/1515233              |
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[0]netbuzz writes "Might Wikipedia 'disappear' three or four 
months from now absent a major infusion of cash donations? The 
[1]suggestion has been made by Florence Devouard, chairwoman of 
the Wikimedia Foundation. And while her spokesperson has since 
backpedaled off that dire prediction, there can be little doubt 
that the encyclopedia anyone can edit could use a few more 
benefactors to go along with all those editors."

JE:  I find this to be astonishing.  If the Wikipedia cannot get 
widespread financial support on a volunteer basis, I don't know 
what can.

Joe Esposito