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That's very cool, but I lack the 500+ total edits on Wikipedia to qualify.

My first edit was 20 years ago this month and at my current pace I'll be able to access that in another 588 years.

Is there some other way to pay [Wikipedia/WMF] for access to that bundle?

The 500 edits required for access to TWL is actually for all of the sites under the Wikimedia banner. If you're having trouble finding things to edit on Wikipedia, you can try their other sites such as Wikisource or Wikibooks.

On Wikisource in particular, it's fairly easy to make useful edits through validating proofread pages or proofreading simple pages (both of which can be easily found in the Monthly Challenge).

Nope, there's no way to pay for access to the bundle as it's meant solely for core Wikipedia contributors. However, many of these services independently offer paid access

Thanks, I figured as much. I looked at a few of the sites you mentioned and saw they have subscription offerings. I'm not shy about subscribing to stuff, but my use of it would be so seldom I can't justify it.

Maybe I'll just 10x how often I make edits so that I'm merely 59 years away from hitting 500.

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