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November 29, 2012, 06:28:44 PM |
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Don't forget to show them (the Wikipedians) how much money you will have donated from Bitcoin users.
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November 29, 2012, 07:46:07 PM |
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Don't forget to show them (the Wikipedians) how much money you will have donated from Bitcoin users.
And us. Please show us too the mountains of coins that will be donated....  |
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November 29, 2012, 07:59:23 PM |
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Thanks for the initiative but I won't donate until THEY ask for bitcoin donation.
+1 I think you should hold all the money donated for a month or so and show Wikipedia how much they are missing out. Only pay if the officially setup their own account, otherwise refund everyone and the end.
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November 29, 2012, 08:02:46 PM |
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I think you should hold all the money donated for a month or so and show Wikipedia how much they are missing out. Only pay if the officially setup their own account, otherwise refund everyone and the end.
So you are suggesting Bitpay should scam me? I don't like that suggestion. |
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November 29, 2012, 08:03:24 PM |
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Thanks for the initiative but I won't donate until THEY ask for bitcoin donation.
+1 I think you should hold all the money donated for a month or so and show Wikipedia how much they are missing out. Only pay if the officially setup their own account, otherwise refund everyone and the end.
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November 29, 2012, 08:04:25 PM |
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Be sure to mention that more of us are ready to donate when they have their own bitcoin addy.
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November 29, 2012, 08:05:51 PM |
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I don't call it dogma, I call it boycott and yes I will boycott as much as I can those who don't accept my bitcoins.
If you honestly don't use/read/consult wikipedia ever as part of your boycott, then you are totally in the clear and my argument doesn't really apply to you. And it ain't trollin' if dem facts be true. Fact 1: You claim to want to donate to wikipedia with BTC. Fact 2: You have a way to do so.  I often read wikipedia and so far it seems they don't want our donations, it seems they have enough money |
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November 29, 2012, 08:36:23 PM |
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I don't call it dogma, I call it boycott and yes I will boycott as much as I can those who don't accept my bitcoins.
If you honestly don't use/read/consult wikipedia ever as part of your boycott, then you are totally in the clear and my argument doesn't really apply to you. And it ain't trollin' if dem facts be true. Fact 1: You claim to want to donate to wikipedia with BTC. Fact 2: You have a way to do so. I often read wikipedia and so far it seems they don't want our donations, it seems they have enough money If they have enough money why is 1/3 of my screen taken up by their banner ad begging for money? |
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November 29, 2012, 08:44:24 PM |
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I have no idea but if they really need money then they would accept bitcoin and would not be so picky about donations
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November 29, 2012, 08:49:50 PM |
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I have no idea but if they really need money then they would accept bitcoin and would not be so picky about donations
Exact. A donation is a donation so they should not spit on it if they really need it. |
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November 29, 2012, 08:59:46 PM |
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I think you should hold all the money donated for a month or so and show Wikipedia how much they are missing out. Only pay if the officially setup their own account, otherwise refund everyone and the end.
So you are suggesting Bitpay should scam me? I don't like that suggestion. it's not a scam, wiki either accepts the btc via bitpay by making an official account or bitpay refunds it if they don't create an account and you get to use that publicity to hammer it home to them they they can't really be hurting for money that bad if they are turning it down. |
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November 29, 2012, 09:06:04 PM |
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As much as I like seeing bitpay being proactive I have many doubts The Wikimedia Foundation will like this.
And I don't like it either, TBH...
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November 29, 2012, 09:40:22 PM |
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How does this work for tax purposes? If I give bitcoins to BitPay, and BitPay gives dollars to Wikipedia, WIkipedia will issue a tax receipt showing BitPay as the donor.
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Kazimir
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November 29, 2012, 11:15:45 PM |
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Fact 1: You claim to want to donate to wikipedia with BTC. I claim to want wikipedia to accept my BTC. And once they do, I will most certainly donate generously. I appreciate bitpay's initiative. But getting Wikipedia to publicly announce they accept Bitcoin themselves, THAT's what this is about. Thanks for the initiative but I won't donate until THEY ask for bitcoin donation. +1 I have no idea but if they really need money then they would accept bitcoin and would not be so picky about donations +1 Be sure to mention that more of us are ready to donate when they have their own bitcoin addy. +1 I do appreciate this option but personally I still won't give them anything until they themselves accept Bitcoin. My opinion is that if they don't accept bitcoins they really don't need the money. +1 |
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November 30, 2012, 09:15:56 AM |
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Donated!
Large organizations need more time to understand what is BTC
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Supporting people with beautiful creative ideas. Bitcoin is because of the developers,exchanges,merchants,miners,investors,users,machines and blockchain technologies work together.
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November 30, 2012, 01:59:52 PM |
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This morning we sent a direct deposit to Wikipedia for $790.36 which is all of the bitcoin donations received from noon yesterday until this morning.
Great job guys!
We will continue to do this every day. I do have hope that eventually the donate button will be on Wikipedia's site, but for now having the button on our blog accomplishes the same thing.
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Rotsor
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November 30, 2012, 02:12:14 PM |
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Does Wikipedia publish the donations list so we can see our donations on their site and feel good about it? |
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November 30, 2012, 02:18:18 PM |
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Does Wikipedia publish the donations list so we can see our donations on their site and feel good about it? BitPay has a list, but only if you entered an email address. If you did not enter an email address on the form, the donation is anonymous. Only the donor has a copy of the receipt. |
BitPay : The World Leader in Bitcoin Business Solutions https://bitpay.comDoes your website accept bitcoins? |
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November 30, 2012, 02:25:01 PM |
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