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Outside my apartment in Bangalore, there’s a huge, bustling street market. It’s so crowded and chaotic that I can never understand how it all works -- but whatever you’re looking for, you can find it there.

Wikipedia is like that market, only everything is free.

It’s a cashless community, a utopia where people come and share in this amazing storehouse of world knowledge. And even though it’s the 5th most popular website online, it is entirely supported by donations from readers like you and me.

Please pitch in $5, $10, $20 or whatever you can to help keep this invaluable resource online now.

Wikipedia is a place where every contribution – from a volunteer or a donor – gets multiplied and leapfrogged upon; where the fruits of your generosity go far beyond your individual act alone.

The difference between the Wikipedia community and huge Internet corporations is that Wikipedia is built on the generosity of thousands of supporters like you. It’s a bit like the fulfillment of some great unrealized dream.

And it seems to me like a dream worth keeping alive.

Thanks for helping out,