Wiki programmer Brandon Harris testimonial to Wiki
<p>Jun 16, 2011 10:29 AM
 
I feel like I’m living the <b>first line of my obituary</b>.
 
I don’t think there will be <b>anything else that I do in my life as important as what I do now for Wikiped</b>ia.
 
 We’re not just building an encyclopedia, <b>we’re working to make people fre</b>e.
 
 When we have <b>access to free knowledge, we are better people</b>. 
 
We understand the<b> world is bigger than us, and we become infected with tolerance and understand</b>ing.
 
 
<b>Wikipedia is the 5th largest website in the worl</b>d.
 
<b> I work at the small non-profit that keeps it on the we</b>b. 
 
We don’t run ads because doing so would sacrifice our independence. 
 
<b>The site is not and should never be a propaganda to</b>ol.
Our work is possible because of donations from our readers.
 Will you help protect Wikipedia by donating $5, $10, $20 or whatever you can afford?
 
<b>I work at the Wikimedia Foundation because everything in my soul tells me it’s the right thing to d</b>o.
 
<b> I’ve worked at huge tech companies, doing some job to build some crappy thin</b>g 
<b>that’s designed to steal money from some kid who doesn’t know i</b>t. I would come home from work crushed.
 
You might not know this, but the Wikimedia Foundation operates with a very small staff.
 Most other top-ten sites have <b>tens of thousands of people and massive budge</b>ts. 
<b>But they produce a fraction of what we pull off with sticks and wi</b>re.
 
When you give to Wikipedia, you’re supporting free knowledge around the world. 
You’re not only leaving a legacy for your children and for their children, 
<b>you’re elevating people around the world who have access to this treasur</b>e. 
You’re assuring that one day everyone else will too.
 
Thank you,
<b>Brandon Harris</b>
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