Wikipedia cofounder Jimmy-Wales has received 21BTC in 7 days?!

[colinistheman]

https://twitter.com/jimmy_wales/status/441632741352681472

About 6 tweets down on this page, you will see he posts his bitcoin address.

Then I took a look at how much he has received since he posted this 6 days ago:

https://blockchain.info/address/1McNsCTN26zkBSHs9fsgUHHy8u5S1PY5q3

21 BTC!

If that doesn't make Wikipedia officially support bitcoin I don't know what would. I imagine it will be implemented into their site soon enough.


More on this:

http://techcrunch.com/2014/03/11/wikipedia-co-founder-jimmy-wales-accidentally-starts-a-bitcoin-donation-campaign-for-wikipedia/

[colinistheman]

He's going to live up to his last name "Whale" pretty soon

[drrussellshane]

Now the guy has over 1/1,000,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins!

[dreamspark]

He did say on Reddit though that this wasnt going to influence them into accepting it in general. 21BTC is a tiny fraction of their running costs and he noted that one time donations couldn't be a judge for the future.

[dancingnancy]

I don't know why anyone has sent these douche's one single satoshi. 

[teukon]

He did say on Reddit though that this wasnt going to influence them into accepting it in general. 21BTC is a tiny fraction of their running costs and he noted that one time donations couldn't be a judge for the future.

Of course.  Jimbo has far too much integrity to be influenced in this way.

[teukon]

I don't know why anyone has sent these douche's one single satoshi. 

Because Wikipedia is great.  I don't understand why so many bitcoiners are against Wikipedia, the underlying philosophies are not so different.

[colinistheman]

Now the guy has over 1/1,000,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins!

lol massive when you put it in perspective like that!

[colinistheman]

I don't know why anyone has sent these douche's one single satoshi. 

Because Wikipedia is great.  I don't understand why so many bitcoiners are against Wikipedia, the underlying philosophies are not so different.

I too wonder what this seeming collective bad sentiment toward wikipedia is caused by. I think wikipedia perhaps did something that was considered unjust in the past... But I am not aware of what it was.

I also like Wikipedia and think it offers a great service. It's a libraray in everyone's home.

Now, if they were censoring things, I could see where the problem would begin. Did they censor something ever?

[teukon]

I too wonder what this seeming collective bad sentiment toward wikipedia is caused by. I think wikipedia perhaps did something that was considered unjust in the past... But I am not aware of what it was.

For a long time, The Wikimedia Foundation was responding to requests to accept Bitcoin donations with:

The Wikimedia Foundation, as a donor-driven organization, has a fiduciary duty to be responsible and prudent with its money. The Foundation does not currently accept Bitcoin or other currencies not backed by the full faith and credit of an issuing government. We do, however, strive to provide as many methods of donating as possible and continue to monitor Bitcoin with interest and may revisit this position should circumstances change.

Of course, this deeply upset a lot of bitcoiners.  However, I don't think this is sufficient to explain the level of hate here.

[dancingnancy]

I too wonder what this seeming collective bad sentiment toward wikipedia is caused by. I think wikipedia perhaps did something that was considered unjust in the past... But I am not aware of what it was.

For a long time, The Wikimedia Foundation was responding to requests to accept Bitcoin donations with:

The Wikimedia Foundation, as a donor-driven organization, has a fiduciary duty to be responsible and prudent with its money. The Foundation does not currently accept Bitcoin or other currencies not backed by the full faith and credit of an issuing government. We do, however, strive to provide as many methods of donating as possible and continue to monitor Bitcoin with interest and may revisit this position should circumstances change.

Of course, this deeply upset a lot of bitcoiners.  However, I don't think this is sufficient to explain the level of hate here.

I'm sure they would take 10 ounces of gold as a donation if you threw it on his plate.  AFAIK gold isn't backed by anything except its value in electronics and long time store of wealth.  The people at wikipedia suck, but its your coins, not mine.  Have fun.

[BitcoinQTlol]

Wikipedia saved my ass in school so many times all those years ago,  i sent them a few satoshis

[jonald_fyookball]

I don't know why anyone has sent these douche's one single satoshi. 

Because Wikipedia is great.  I don't understand why so many bitcoiners are against Wikipedia, the underlying philosophies are not so different.

I too wonder what this seeming collective bad sentiment toward wikipedia is caused by. I think wikipedia perhaps did something that was considered unjust in the past... But I am not aware of what it was.

I also like Wikipedia and think it offers a great service. It's a libraray in everyone's home.

Now, if they were censoring things, I could see where the problem would begin. Did they censor something ever?

yep... 9 11 truth, obama scandals...anything against the establishment.

[bountygiver]

Wikipedia saved my ass in school so many times all those years ago,  i sent them a few satoshis

Sending "a few satoshis" is considered spam by most new wallets
You have to send at least a larger amount than a regular transaction fee

[BitcoinQTlol]

Wikipedia saved my ass in school so many times all those years ago,  i sent them a few satoshis

Sending "a few satoshis" is considered spam by most new wallets
You have to send at least a larger amount than a regular transaction fee

obviously i sent more than a few satoshis lol

i sent like 10 bucks

[grahvity]

I'm pretty sure this guy recognizes that us wanting him to accept bitcoin donations isnt because of our love for Wikipedia but our desire to have bitcoin's reputation further legitimized. A flurry of activity that slows to a trickle after a month isn't going to convince him to help advertise for us for free.

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Now the guy has over 1/1,000,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins!

This is fuckin' crazy! At this rate, in 7 days Jimmy Wales will own 1/500,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins. By the end of the end of the month, 1/125,000th of all the precious.

Is there any way we, as a team, can stop him? If we don't, he'll have 1/19,230th of all the bitcoins in the world in a year's time.

[colinistheman]

I'm pretty sure this guy recognizes that us wanting him to accept bitcoin donations isnt because of our love for Wikipedia but our desire to have bitcoin's reputation further legitimized. A flurry of activity that slows to a trickle after a month isn't going to convince him to help advertise for us for free.

True, but I bet it wouldn't slow to a trickle. A lot of savvy computer users use wikipedia, and a lot of savvy computer users have bitcoin. It's perfect.

I bet it will actually be a viable solution for donations for them if promoted properly.

And hopefully they clear up their obvious lack of education on Bitcoin and economics. Not so sure about their follow-the-leader of the NWO "establishment" though

[colinistheman]

Now the guy has over 1/1,000,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins!

This is fuckin' crazy! At this rate, in 7 days Jimmy Wales will own 1/500,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins. By the end of the end of the month, 1/125,000th of all the precious.

Is there any way we, as a team, can stop him? If we don't, he'll have 1/19,230th of all the bitcoins in the world in a year's time.

No one can stop him now. He might as well own the rights to Bitcoin.
Satoshi watch out

[Phinnaeus Gage]

Now the guy has over 1/1,000,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins!

This is fuckin' crazy! At this rate, in 7 days Jimmy Wales will own 1/500,000th of the entire total supply of bitcoins. By the end of the end of the month, 1/125,000th of all the precious.

Is there any way we, as a team, can stop him? If we don't, he'll have 1/19,230th of all the bitcoins in the world in a year's time.

No one can stop him now. He might as well own the rights to Bitcoin.
Satoshi watch out

OMG! Look at this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bitcoin

So, it's happening already.