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Indeed, but what happens if the donations stop?
Why would they stop? That revenue model has been working just fine for Wikipedia for over a decade now.
Wikipedia has to ask for donations several times. I'm not sure it's 100% future proof for instances to have to rely on large donations
Actually, Wikipedia doesn't have to ask for donations to the extent that they do:
https://unherd.com/thepost/the-next-time-wikipedia-asks-for-a-donation-ignore-it/