Wikipedia needs donations, time to ask them to accept bitcoin again.

[HostFat]

@BitPay
Do they know that these money are coming from you?
Can they see the "bitcoin" word somewhere when they receive them?

[RodeoX]

Got a somewhat neutral reply from wikimedia.

Reply##################################

Josh VanDavier, Dec 05 23:16 (PST): Hi Rich,
Thanks for your email and for your suggestion. We are aware of bitcoin, and we will continue to monitor it with interest. Thanks again for taking the time to email us.
Sincerely,
Joshua VanDavier
Donor Services Manager
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
https://wikimediafoundation.org
Support us: https://donate.wikimedia.org

My email################################


Rodeox, Nov 29 06:49 (PST): As a fan of wikipedia's knobble contribution to the Internet and
humanity, I would like to thank you and offer some support. I know that
the need to raise money is a constant struggle and that every bit helps.
However I have not found a way to safely and privately donate to
Wikipedia, I would urge you to consider accepting donations denominated
in Bitcoin.
Bitcoin offers you the opportunity to receive help without sharing part
of the donation with PayPal or credit card companies. Many of us will
simply never use such options for donation. Your money is ready to be
transmitted and would be in your wallet in seconds, if only you had a
bitcoin wallet.
Fellow knowledge seeker,
Rich Wagner

[Seal]

Here's the anti-climatic response I received:

Josh VanDavier, Dec 05 15:50 (PST):
Hi,

Thanks for your email and for your interest in supporting free knowledge. Unfortunately we do not accept bitcoins. For a full list of other donation options, please visit http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give/en. Thank you again for your interest!

Sincerely,

Joshua VanDavier
Donor Services Manager
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
https://wikimediafoundation.org
Support us: https://donate.wikimedia.org

[RodeoX]

Here's the anti-climatic response I received:

Josh VanDavier, Dec 05 15:50 (PST):
Hi,

Thanks for your email and for your interest in supporting free knowledge. Unfortunately we do not accept bitcoins. For a full list of other donation options, please visit http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give/en. Thank you again for your interest!

Sincerely,

Joshua VanDavier
Donor Services Manager
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
https://wikimediafoundation.org
Support us: https://donate.wikimedia.org

Hey seal, look at our respective responses. One day apart and it looks like they have softened their stance. Or is it my wishful thinking?

[Seal]

Here's the anti-climatic response I received:

Josh VanDavier, Dec 05 15:50 (PST):
Hi,

Thanks for your email and for your interest in supporting free knowledge. Unfortunately we do not accept bitcoins. For a full list of other donation options, please visit http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Ways_to_Give/en. Thank you again for your interest!

Sincerely,

Joshua VanDavier
Donor Services Manager
Wikimedia Foundation, Inc.
https://wikimediafoundation.org
Support us: https://donate.wikimedia.org

Hey seal, look at our respective responses. One day apart and it looks like they have softened their stance. Or is it my wishful thinking?

Looks like you got it more polite than me RodeoX. This is going to take some persistence, it'll be a good idea if people keep emailing them about it. At least that way bitcoin awareness will remain high amongst the 'Donor Services Managers'. We'll slowly change their views 

[Seal]

it would literally take them about 1 minute to copy this HTML code form from our blog to their site.  in the meantime you can donate here.  we have already paid them $1100 worth of bitcoins.

http://blog.bitpay.com

I doubt it'll be a coding issue they seem to have a capable team - and especially as you made integration so simple. It'll be an internal policy from one of the seniors there for sure.

[MPOE-PR]

Wikipedia is evil.