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Comparison: Wikimedia Foundation and Jehovah's Witnesses

At 22:29, 20 December 2016 (UTC), Smallbones posted this request: "If other people can think of other large organizations which have goals to disseminate knowledge online, please include them below."

The Wikimedia Foundation manages at least 16 websites, which can be considered to be 16 branches of one website. Jehovah's Witnesses manage three websites, which can be considered to be three branches of one website.

The Wikimedia Foundation surpasses Jehovah's Witnesses by at least two measures: the total number of webpages, and the diversity of topics. On the other hand, https://www.jw.org/ has, at the present time, information in 874 languages, including sign languages.

I have selected some other features for comparison and possibly imitation.

• Video | Remote Translation Offices Help Spread the Kingdom News | Our Organization (4:29)
• Thousands Learn to Read and Write
• Whiteboard Animation: Beat a Bully Without Using Your Fists (3:49)
• Pray Anytime | Animated Video
• Video | Our Christian Life and Ministry Sample Meeting | Our Meetings and Ministry (1:11:39), new meeting format for January 2016, outlined at http://wol.jw.org/en/wol/dt/r1/lp-e/2016/1/4.
• How Do Jehovah's Witnesses Finance Their Worldwide Work? (2:32)
• Highlights of the Past Year—Watchtower Online Library ('Tracing All Things With Accuracy')
• Video | Jehovah's Witnesses—Organized to Share the Good News | Our Organization (29:58)
• Visitors & Tours: Jehovah's Witnesses' Offices in Patterson, Wallkill, and Warwick
• Giving (time or money) is voluntary. (2 Corinthians 9:7)

—Wavelength (talk) 01:53, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

It doesn't look like the goal of Jehovah's Witnesses is to disseminate knowledge online, but rather to disseminate information as a means to their goal of converting people to their religion. --Bob K31416 (talk) 03:29, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

My request was "can you name any organization that does as much or more good with the same or smaller amount of money?" to those folks who claim that the WMF raises too much money. I'd find it very hard to say how much good the Jehovah's Witnesses do - it's not really a knowledge or education provider in the normal sense. It's a church. As a church they don't report donations to the IRS. They also have multiple overlapping organizations and international operations, so even if I found the money raised by one of their organizations, I'd have no idea about the total raised. That said, I'll guess the total raised each year is over $100 million. So my question is "what do you want to compare the WMF and Jehovah's Witnesses for?" and just "What's your point?" Smallbones_(smalltalk) 04:43, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

@Smallbones: People claim that these kids all died as a result of their (parents) refusal to have a blood transfusion, based on the misinformation that "god" doesn't want you to accept blood transfusions. Probably not a good candidate for an "organization that does as much or more good with the same or smaller amount of money". (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 05:21, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

@Wavelength: Sorry I forgot to ping you. If you do a reverse image search on the picture I linked to above you'll find plenty of sources. (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 05:30, 25 December 2016 (UTC)

Wiki Ed

Hi!

I started a new section because the conversations above became a bit heated.

I am not a troll but also not a fanboy. I am a potato.

As you are well aware the people behind wikiedu.org have been supporting the Misplaced Pages Education Program in the United States and Canada since 2010.

You wrote: "If you have some ideas about how the movement might better make use of resources, then the best place to start is by getting informed".

Someone explained to me that the WMF does not financially support Wiki Ed, which was a surprise to me.

What do you think about the idea to give Wiki Ed an one-time donation? Their funds are quite limited. Even a relatively small amount would be a big deal to them.

Of course money doesn't magically solve all problems, but I think it might give them a boost.

I think we can all agree that the basic idea behind wikiedu.org is pretty solid.

Maybe you'll think my idea is stupid, please tell me gently, I am here to learn stuff and fix typos.

I am not in any way affiliated with Wiki Ed or any other Wiki-related organization.

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year, (((The Quixotic Potato))) (talk) 22:43, 22 December 2016 (UTC)