Re: Ads worse than begging banner?
@Luc Le blanc
Whatever you - or anyone else - might think of the WMF, there is a clear reason to prefer donations over ads: ads introduce potential conflicts of interest.
Mr Orlowski clearly has issues with WMF but I am sure that, in his role as editor of The Register, he is familiar with the accusations that get leveled at any website where there is seen to be a vested interest in keeping the advertisers happy and not saying anything to upset them.
There are enough criticisms of Wikipedia without adding that.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
