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Comment by mcherm | Hacker News Reader

Because I didn't participate in that vote, along with huge numbers of people who are similarly situated.

I am a user of Wikipedia and a regular donor, but I do not follow whatever list there is of issues to be voted on.

This was not a vote of Wikipedia donors, it was a vote of politically active Wikipedia authors on the subject of which donations should be accepted.

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I understand that but it was not a vote for Wikipedia users nor it was a vote for Wikipedia donors. It was a vote for Wikipedia and what payment do they accept - it has no impact for you as an user, and as a donor - they made their choice how and what they want to be donated to them

It's an interesting topic in on itself, about rejecting donations. On one hand they are donations to you so you should be greatful but on the other hand, if they are from the party you're against... well, do you accept even if it helps your cause?

It’s a “community” vote so it’s very much for users (readers and editors). Anyone could participate.

Readers have essentially never been given a vote. The votes are by editors.

It was posted here, on twitter , Reddit etc.

There were significant numbers of pro-crypto people sharing it to get people to vote no.

You also don’t get to vote on how HN, Twitter, or Facebook operate, no matter how many posts you write. None of these belong to you, so you don’t get a say. You are, of course, welcome to build your own and take payment however you please.

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