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Elon Musk has made a cheeky offer to give Wikipedia possibly their biggest donation to date, provided they change one letter in their name.<\/p>\n
The free online encyclopaedia, which is made up of a dedicated team of volunteers who keep the site up to date, is always on the lookout for donations. Following an appeal from the site's co-founder, Jimmy Wales, the SpaceX CEO offered to get the chequebook out and hand over $1 billion.<\/p>\n
However, the caveat to receiving the funds from the world's richest man comes on the condition that they change their name slightly. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Musk wrote: "I will give them a billion dollars if they change their name to D**kipedia."<\/p>\n
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The Twitter owner's comment came after he posted a screenshot from the Wikipedia co-founder's appeal for money to help the site's maintenance.<\/p>\n
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Appearing unimpressed by the appeal, Musk first posted a snooze emoji in his original post, then wrote a follow-up message asking why the site was always asking for cash.<\/p>\n
"Have you ever wondered why the Wikimedia Foundation wants so much money?" the tech billionaire asked.<\/p>\n
"It certainly isn\u2019t needed to operate Wikipedia. You can literally fit a copy of the entire text on your phone!<\/p>\n
"So, what\u2019s the money for? Inquiring minds want to know…"<\/p>\n
Their donation drives usually rack up millions of dollars and everyone wanted to know what all that leftover cash was being spent on.<\/p>\n
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Samantha Lien, a spokeswoman for the Wikimedia Foundation, told The Washington Post: "Based on guidance from the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees, our reserve amounts to one year of operating budget. <\/p>\n
\u201cIf there were circumstances that affected our ability to raise those funds during that period, we could end up in an urgent situation \u2014 the reserve is a safety net to protect Wikipedia against such a possibility.\u201d<\/p>\n
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Despite his lavish offer to top up Wikipedia funds, albeit tongue in cheek, Elon Musk may not be in the best position to splash the cash<\/p>\n
His wealth has just dropped by $16 billion after Tesla released its 2023 third-quarter earnings report. <\/p>\n
Shares in the company dropped 9.3% in the wake of the document, which put a dent in Musk's vast wealth.<\/p>\n
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