Divuar: “Wikipedia can be closed within 3-4 months”
According to the site 901am , asking for money in such an unusual way, Florence Devouard, chairman of the Wikimedia Foundation, told the participants of the Lift07 conference that Wikipedia had enough money to maintain the servers for 3-4 months, and that without additional funding, Wikipedia may disappear.
Will Wikipedia stop working? The site itself can cost several hundred million dollars, if not a billion. It is unlikely that there is a service that generates more traffic and has a higher authority than Wikipedia. Anyone who buys it, in addition to a unique marketing tool, will be able to provide “truthful information” (at least, as most of us perceive it). And, of course, firms like Microsoft will not have to hire employees to edit articles - just pay the new owner.
Sale of textual advertising on the site many times will cover the funds allocated for the support of Wikipedia servers. Therefore, Divoir’s statement is somewhat controversial.
Will Wikipedia stop working? The site itself can cost several hundred million dollars, if not a billion. It is unlikely that there is a service that generates more traffic and has a higher authority than Wikipedia. Anyone who buys it, in addition to a unique marketing tool, will be able to provide “truthful information” (at least, as most of us perceive it). And, of course, firms like Microsoft will not have to hire employees to edit articles - just pay the new owner.
Sale of textual advertising on the site many times will cover the funds allocated for the support of Wikipedia servers. Therefore, Divoir’s statement is somewhat controversial.
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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/3227/
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