Comment on Wikipedia is struggling with voracious AI bot crawlersparentComments−briandear1yIt’s getting downvoted because the parent comment aligns with what Elon said about Wikipedia; so it’s a knee jerk reaction. Though the sentiment is factual.Previous discussion: (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32840097−insane_dreamer1ysentiment is factualthe sentiment might exist, but that doesn't mean it's based on factsthat discussion you linked to can be broken down into:- people upset because they thought Wikipedia was almost bankrupt and it turns out its not (though Wikipedia never claimed to be in its fund-raising)- people upset because they see too many requests for donations- people upset because Wikimedia execs are getting "high" salaries (though they are much _much_ lower than at private co's)- people upset because they think Wikipedia spreads "left-wing ideologies"None of this has anything to do with "corruption".
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It’s getting downvoted because the parent comment aligns with what Elon said about Wikipedia; so it’s a knee jerk reaction. Though the sentiment is factual.
Previous discussion: (2022) https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32840097
the sentiment might exist, but that doesn't mean it's based on facts
that discussion you linked to can be broken down into:
- people upset because they thought Wikipedia was almost bankrupt and it turns out its not (though Wikipedia never claimed to be in its fund-raising)
- people upset because they see too many requests for donations
- people upset because Wikimedia execs are getting "high" salaries (though they are much _much_ lower than at private co's)
- people upset because they think Wikipedia spreads "left-wing ideologies"
None of this has anything to do with "corruption".