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On Sundays, I don’t write on Wikipedia. I spend that time with the other things I love – playing on my drums and tabla, watching science fiction movies, and listening to Taylor Swift songs. I really love her songwriting. Later I go back and write Wikipedia entries about my passions. So do millions of other contributors around the world. It has changed the way knowledge can be shared. Ten years ago, when I was a kid growing up in Mumbai, a global resource like Wikipedia wasn’t available for readers everywhere to access. Now, Wikipedia does it all for free -- with zero ads, under 1,000 servers and fewer than 100 staff.

That’s amazing. Just look at Google and other major web sites. They have hundreds of thousands of servers and tens of thousands of staff.

It’s no wonder Wikipedia is the 5th most popular and most visited site online. And it’s also no wonder why they need support every year from people like me and you.

Will you pitch in $5, $20, $50 or whatever you think Wikipedia is worth to you?

Thanks,

Karthik Nadar

Wikipedia Author