English subtitles for clip: File:لماذا ترون رسائل جمع تبرعات على ويكيبيديا –A WIKI MINUTE 4-5.webm
Jump to navigation
Jump to search
1 00:00:00,666 --> 00:00:02,633 A lot can happen in a Wiki minute, 2 00:00:02,633 --> 00:00:03,600 Like the 60 seconds 3 00:00:03,600 --> 00:00:06,300 of everything that happens on Wikimedia projects, 4 00:00:06,300 --> 00:00:08,300 or even the time it takes to answer - 5 00:00:08,300 --> 00:00:12,033 Why do you see fundraising messages on Wikipedia? 6 00:00:12,033 --> 00:00:14,233 Wikipedia and 12 online Wiki-based projects 7 00:00:14,233 --> 00:00:15,566 dedicated to free knowledge 8 00:00:15,566 --> 00:00:17,500 are hosted and operated by a nonprofit, 9 00:00:17,500 --> 00:00:19,200 the Wikimedia Foundation. 10 00:00:19,200 --> 00:00:20,633 This is important because it means 11 00:00:20,633 --> 00:00:23,000 Wikipedia is not funded by advertising. 12 00:00:23,066 --> 00:00:26,100 It doesn't charge a subscription fee or sell your personal data. 13 00:00:26,100 --> 00:00:30,400 Instead, Wikipedia is funded mostly by lots of small individual donations. 14 00:00:30,633 --> 00:00:32,333 This ensures the content on Wikipedia 15 00:00:32,333 --> 00:00:34,733 can stay neutral and independent from the interests 16 00:00:34,733 --> 00:00:37,166 of governments, investors and advertisers. 17 00:00:37,166 --> 00:00:40,500 Donations help us maintain service, design software, 18 00:00:40,500 --> 00:00:42,766 and build world class tech that supports our projects 19 00:00:42,766 --> 00:00:46,533 And 16 billion page views on Wikipedia alone, every month, 20 00:00:46,733 --> 00:00:49,166 support Wikimedia volunteer communities with funds 21 00:00:49,166 --> 00:00:51,166 to improve and expand our projects, 22 00:00:51,166 --> 00:00:54,900 protect the human right to free knowledge, user privacy, and speech, 23 00:00:54,900 --> 00:00:56,900 and make knowledge accessible to all. 24 00:00:57,366 --> 00:00:58,800 And that's why you see fundraising 25 00:00:58,800 --> 00:01:00,900 messages on Wikipedia in only a minute.