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Founder: No, Wikipedia Won’t Run Ads… Probably

Published on January 03, 2006
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Contradicting last week's news report in Times Online, Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales said he was misquoted and has no plans to introduce advertising on the Wikipedia site, writes ClickZ. "There are no plans of any kind, no announcement, no change in stance," he told ClickZ (via MarketingVox). "What I said is something I've been saying for five years. We don't believe we need advertising in order to survive. My view currently is that we're much better off without the advertising. It's better for our mission. It's better for our fundraising."