[AndyKelley]

No ads on Wikipedia tho, not even after 25 years.

[cwillu]

The first fundraising banner on wikipedia was in 2003. That is unquestionably an advertisement, and not even an ethical one given the misleading nature of their campaigns these days.

[Insanity]

I’m going to say this is a different ballpark. They are fundraising for themselves.. on their own website..

That’s quite different from shoving ads in your face where it doesn’t belong. Like an ad for Copilot on a YouTube video.

IMO it’s distinct.

[bdangubic]

never thought I’d see fundraising compared to ads but here we are… :)

[Lerc]

Do you not think those intrusive banners and popups implying that Wikipedia is about to imminently go broke unless you give them money, are ads?

[AndyKelley]

I think you're letting pedantry hinder you from seeing a useful pattern.