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I listen to Wikipedia every day.

As a blind person, I use the Internet with software that speaks the text on screen.

That means that when there are lots of ads on a site, I actually have to sit and listen to all of them. So, you can count me among those who are especially pleased that Wikipedia is ad-free.

But, I’ll bet that, even if you’re not a blind person, you’d rather not see Wikipedia cluttered with annoying ads and the potential for bias that comes with being dependent on big advertisers. Instead Wikipedia runs on donations from readers.

When I caught on to how special Wikipedia is, I began to contribute articles. Now, I’m one of the top ten contributors to the Hindi version of this wonderful free encyclopedia.

Wikipedia is beautiful and remarkably efficient. Google might have close to a million servers. Yahoo has something like 13,000 staff. But, Wikipedia, the #5 website in the world, runs with fewer than 1,000 servers and under 100 staff members.

I hope you’ll help keep Wikipedia thriving and ad-free by donating $5, $20, $50 or whatever you can to support Wikipedia right now. Thank you,

Aniruddha Kumar

Wikipedia Author