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I take it you don't use YouTube then. All their content is user generated, you get ads, they capitalize on your "efforts", and you have premium features that you can access only by paying (ie. YouTube Red).

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YouTube creators get paid for their content. Further, funds from YouTube Red also in part go directly to creators because you are watching ad-free.

YouTube creators get paid if there are enough people watching them. People watching videos, discussing on comment threads, and paying for YouTube Red don't get paid for their effort.

As a side note, I’m not sure if you’re aware but you’re coming off very argumentative. People are trying to give you feedback and you’re arguing to change their minds. The only thing you’re succeeding at is looking like you’re no fun to work with. If you’re trying to build a community of contributors this is not a good look.

I agree with you. We apologise for this. We have indeed changed our mind and we do think it is best to focus on the community and curation of content.

We are just trying to find a way to financially support the project without bringing the website down due to not being able to afford to keep it up.

You're right. I apologize, I didn't want to come across as arrogant or defensive.

So, if your model is like YouTube and Reddit, it's fine. Just make it clear. They didn't collect donations like Patreon when they started.

Personally, I would rather "contribute" to Wikipedia than to YouTube.

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