Comments on: Outsourcing charity … to Wikipedia

By: Mike Linksvayer » Wikimedia advertising (soft) drive

Mike Linksvayer » Wikimedia advertising (soft) drive — Wed, 24 Oct 2007 04:18:22 +0000

[...] Outsourcing charity … to Wikipedia [...]

By: Mike Linksvayer » Wikipedia advertising redux

Mike Linksvayer » Wikipedia advertising redux — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 06:44:35 +0000

[...] Yes, this could be a major problem. As I said last year, “[advertising] could fund a staggering Wikimedia Foundation bureaucracy, or it could fund additional free knowledge projects.” The possibility that new funds will not be used effectively lowers the expected benefit of running ads. Two items give me some confidence that the Wikimedia Foundation would be less susceptible to waste than the average foundation: [...]

By: Mike Linksvayer » Debunking debunking bad debunkers

Mike Linksvayer » Debunking debunking bad debunkers — Mon, 08 Jan 2007 07:46:31 +0000

[...] I still highly recommend giving to the Methuselah Mouse Prize/Foundation. Highly recommend would be an understatement. I don’t know of a more important cause. [...]

By: Mike Linksvayer » I support advertising on Wikipedia

Mike Linksvayer » I support advertising on Wikipedia — Wed, 03 Jan 2007 05:10:50 +0000

[...] I strongly agree and will repeat exactly what I said during last year’s Wikimedia fund drive: Wikipedia chief considers taking ads (via Boing Boing) says that at current traffic levels, Wikipedia could generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year by running ads. There are strong objections to running ads from the community, but that is a staggering number for a tiny nonprofit, an annual amount that would be surpassed only by the wealthiest foundations. It could fund a staggering Wikimedia Foundation bureaucracy, or it could fund additional free knowledge projects. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has asked what will be free. Would an annual hundred million dollar budget increase the odds of those predictions? One way to find out before actually trying. [...]

By: Mike Linksvayer » Calorie restriction and me

Mike Linksvayer » Calorie restriction and me — Tue, 31 Oct 2006 03:35:55 +0000

[...] Better yet, ignore all of the above and contribute to the real fight against aging — from December 2005: Excepting the very laws of nature (see arch anarchy), aging and its resulting suffering and death is the greatest oppressor of humanity. As far as I know Aubrey de Grey’s Methuselah Mouse Prize/Foundation is the only organization making a direct assault on aging, so I advise giving generously. Fight Aging! is the place to watch for new anti-aging philanthropy. [...]

By: Mike Linksvayer » Defeatist dreaming

Mike Linksvayer » Defeatist dreaming — Mon, 23 Oct 2006 01:48:39 +0000

[...] But if I were a donor with $100 million to give I’d try really hard to quantify my goals and predict the most impactful spending toward those goals. I’ll just repeat a paragraph from last December 30, Outsourcing charity … to Wikipedia: Wikipedia chief considers taking ads (via Boing Boing) says that at current traffic levels, Wikipedia could generate hundreds of millions of dollars a year by running ads. There are strong objections to running ads from the community, but that is a staggering number for a tiny nonprofit, an annual amount that would be surpassed only by the wealthiest foundations. It could fund a staggering Wikimedia Foundation bureaucracy, or it could fund additional free knowledge projects. Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales has asked what will be free. Would an annual hundred million dollar budget increase the odds of those predictions? One way to find out before actually trying. [...]

By: Mike Linksvayer » MPrize impact predictions

Mike Linksvayer » MPrize impact predictions — Tue, 03 Jan 2006 04:50:14 +0000

[...] I still strongly recommend supporting the Methuselah Mouse Prize and the Strategies for Engineered Neglibible Senescense generally. [...]