Wikipedia is not short on cash - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33174533 - Oct 2022 (482 comments)
The Wikimedia Foundation spends Wikipedia donations on political activism - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33170710 - Oct 2022 (43 comments)
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Poll of Wikipedians concludes: Wikimedia fundraising emails are misleading - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32713978 - Sept 2022 (113 comments)
Wikipedia fundraising banners paused over weekend in response to complaints - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29603858 - Dec 2021 (22 comments)
Ask HN: Is Wikipedia running out of money? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29523033 - Dec 2021 (28 comments)
Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29402703 - Dec 2021 (251 comments)
Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people to donate? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27339887 - May 2021 (595 comments)
Should you donate to the Wikimedia Foundation? (2015) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24569239 - Sept 2020 (74 comments)
Ask HN: Do you donate to Wikipedia? Is their donation request motivating? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24135871 - Aug 2020 (17 comments)
Wikipedia fundraising strikes again – an open letter to Wikipedia - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15509582 - Oct 2017 (23 comments)
Wikimedia Foundation's runaway spending growth - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15429067 - Oct 2017 (121 comments)
Wikimedia Foundation spending - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14287235 - May 2017 (409 comments)
Wikimedia Foundation Raises $20 Million From 1 Million+ Donors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3416127 - Jan 2012 (22 comments)
Lessons learned from wikipedia's fundraising banner design - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1908546 - Nov 2010 (37 comments)
Optimizing Wikipedia's Fundraising Banner Ads - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1006438 - Dec 2009 (14 comments)
Others?
Wikipedia is not short on cash - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33174533 - Oct 2022 (482 comments)
The Wikimedia Foundation spends Wikipedia donations on political activism - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33170710 - Oct 2022 (43 comments)
Related and less recent:
Poll of Wikipedians concludes: Wikimedia fundraising emails are misleading - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32713978 - Sept 2022 (113 comments)
Wikipedia fundraising banners paused over weekend in response to complaints - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29603858 - Dec 2021 (22 comments)
Ask HN: Is Wikipedia running out of money? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29523033 - Dec 2021 (28 comments)
Wikipedia is loaded, so why’s it asking for donations? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29402703 - Dec 2021 (251 comments)
Wikipedia is swimming in money–why is it begging people to donate? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27339887 - May 2021 (595 comments)
Should you donate to the Wikimedia Foundation? (2015) - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24569239 - Sept 2020 (74 comments)
Ask HN: Do you donate to Wikipedia? Is their donation request motivating? - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24135871 - Aug 2020 (17 comments)
Wikipedia fundraising strikes again – an open letter to Wikipedia - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15509582 - Oct 2017 (23 comments)
Wikimedia Foundation's runaway spending growth - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15429067 - Oct 2017 (121 comments)
Wikimedia Foundation spending - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14287235 - May 2017 (409 comments)
Wikimedia Foundation Raises $20 Million From 1 Million+ Donors - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=3416127 - Jan 2012 (22 comments)
Lessons learned from wikipedia's fundraising banner design - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1908546 - Nov 2010 (37 comments)
Optimizing Wikipedia's Fundraising Banner Ads - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=1006438 - Dec 2009 (14 comments)
Others?