So donating to Wikipedia actually funds commercial events? wtf.

Of all the controversial stuff that WMF does, "funding photographers to take royalty free photos for use on wikipedia" seems fairly low down the list.

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rho_soul_kg_m3 a day ago | parent [-]

What's at the top of the list?

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dlubarov 17 hours ago | parent | next [-]

One of WMF's more controversial expenditures was its $4.5 million "Knowledge Equity Fund", a grant program that tries to fight racial inequity. The recipients don't have to participate in Wikipedia or anything.

They may be noble causes, but it's not how many Wikipedia donors expected their funds to be used, after seeing the donation banners begging for funds to keep Wikipedia running.

https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Knowledge_Equity_Fund

	▲	bawolff 17 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As stupid as that was, they at least put a stop to it. It hasn't been a thing for several years now.

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runarberg a day ago | parent | prev [-]

Union busting as per TFA is a candidate for sure.