I cannot understand why wikipedia does not allow advertisements? A personal appeal to Jimmy Wales!!!

Since weeks, I see a nagging advertisement on top of every page of wikipedia. In this advertisement, there is always someone new who is trying to convince the readers of donating money to wikipedia.

 

This is an example. A personal appeal from an indian wikipedia author “Dr. Sengai Podhuvan”.

 

I can not understand why wikipedia can not allow ads to be published?

According to its founder (Jimmy Wales):

“Commerce is fine. Advertising is not evil. But it doesn’t belong here. Not in  Wikipedia” Jimmy Wales, Wikipedia founder.
Source: Wikimedia foundation

 

Why Mr. Jimmy? Why adverstising doesn’t belong to wikipedia? Is nagging us with a banner for donation better? I have been seeing this banner since at least 1 month ago… If you had allowed an advertisement to be placed instead of this appeal, surely, wikipedia could have generated much more money than the amount it is asking to be donated!!!

Update 23.12.2011, 22:33:
Am I “self-inconsistent” by writing the above? Thanks to “anonymous” for raising this question.

If I knew that an ad that generates money is placed on the top of the page of the website that I want to prosper more and more, then I am happy not only to see one ad… but tens of them…

 

In my opinion, wikipedia is an important milestone in the history of mankind. Yes, it created a new standard for sharing knowledge. This has been done without ads. Yes. But wouldn’t allowing ads help boost this amazing and noble project? Wouldn’t it allow wikipedia to expand more and more?

Mr. Jimmy, the problem is that you are not providing a logical reason for not accepting ads. The only reason that you are providing is that you just want to “be different”. Yes, you were successful. But you did “something different” in a way that negatively affects your great project.

When I founded Wikipedia, I could have made it into a for-profit company with advertising banners, but I decided to do something different. We’ve worked hard over the years to keep it lean and tight. We fulfill our mission, and leave waste to others.

Ads: Why not?

I respect a person’s decision if it is based on a logical reason… not to mention deciding it in order just to “be different”  and ignoring “logic” in the way…

God, good evening

Good evening,

I don’t know what name to call you? Jesus? God? What about Allah? Shouldn’t I not forget Jeovah? It is really complicated! Every religion call you by a different name. I wish it is only a matter of name! They also differ in their understanding of you. For example, did you come down to earth? Is it as Chrisitians says, “You took flesh form!”? Can it be possible that you, at a certain time, left your thrown up there in the place called heaven? Is it possible that you care enough to come down to Earth? Why for? Aren’t you supposed to be the most supreme and the most high? Why would you then give a chance to a bunch of humans to physically see you? If it is true that you came down to earth, no matter when, I have to admit to you that I will be mad at you.

Do you know how much troubled I am? I am always… well, when I am in trouble, think of you. Could it be possible that you are really listening to our prayers? Do you really care what we humans want? If you can control the earth and every thing in it, will you respond to the requests of talking animals searching, most often, for personal pleasures? If you really listen to us, then you know that most prayers are about wealth, success, cure from a disease, good luck… etc. Don n’t you get bored of such selflish age-long requests? If I am not wrong, no matter what you did, you will keep listening to such prayers. First of all, such kinds of requests are inumberable. Secondly and most importantly, what is the limit to human’s ambitions? There is absolutely nho limit! They always need more! The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence! Isn’t that correct old chap?

Can I ask a question, I know that it is a personal thing, but I am just curious. How old are you? At school, Christian teacher taught us that you have no beginning and no end. I can understand the no end thing, but when did you started. “Substanec can not be created or destroyed. It changes from one form to another

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