This idea will be helpful for many people planning to accept Bitcoin donations
Thanks
Topic: Getting Wikipedia to accept Bitcoin donations - Community pledge (Read 19036 times)
August 13, 2014, 10:43:25 AM
Yeah Meni, props out to you.
August 13, 2014, 02:45:07 AM
Cool, "The Bitcoin Community" is listed as leading donor. Thanks for the find, Meni
In case you haven't followed up on the latest developments in this thread, I'll recap the story - after the $4730 donation they offered to list me as a sustaining donor, and I asked to rename as The Bitcoin Community, and donated an extra $270 to go up to the leading donor tier.well, thank you!
August 13, 2014, 02:10:48 AM
Cool, "The Bitcoin Community" is listed as leading donor. Thanks for the find, Meni
In case you haven't followed up on the latest developments in this thread, I'll recap the story - after the $4730 donation they offered to list me as a sustaining donor, and I asked to rename as The Bitcoin Community, and donated an extra $270 to go up to the leading donor tier. August 12, 2014, 06:27:47 PM
Good thing but i d rather donate to wikileaks
August 12, 2014, 05:36:41 PM
Cool, "The Bitcoin Community" is listed as leading donor. Thanks for the find, Meni
August 06, 2014, 02:57:00 PM
So, I donated the extra $270 (0.46359 BTC), and now the Bitcoin community is proudly listed as a leading donor.
I will say it again, good man and stand up action!
August 05, 2014, 04:02:42 PM
So, I donated the extra $270 (0.46359 BTC), and now the Bitcoin community is proudly listed as a leading donor.
August 05, 2014, 09:43:59 AM
This is getting so interesting now!
August 05, 2014, 07:26:43 AM
a link to https://bitcoin.org would seem appropriate, and useful to anyone who follows it up.
August 05, 2014, 06:56:57 AM
Good news. Here's a recent email communication:
Thank you for the offer. I'll be happy to be listed, I have two requests:
1. The donation was based on funds collected from the Bitcoin community, so it should be listed as "The Bitcoin Community" rather than my own name.
2. The donation in question was for $4730, which appears to be just $270 shy of the $5K required for the higher "Leading Donor" tier. Will it be possible for me to donate an extra $270 and be listed as a leading donor?
Thanks,
Meni
I welcome suggestions for a name to credit other than "The Bitcoin Community".
Also, apparently some of the entries in the Benefactors page have links, which link would be appropriate?
Quote from: Meni Rosenfeld
Quote from: Rosie Lewis
Dear Meni Rosenfeld,
We're thrilled by your generous contribution. At Wikipedia, the donation of a single dollar makes a difference in the work we do. When we get a much larger donation, we can accomplish that much more. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia's readers, you have our heartfelt thanks.
As a nonprofit, the Wikimedia Foundation relies on donations to keep Wikipedia going. Every month, half a billion people look to Wikipedia for information that gives them answers and insight into the world around them. Wikipedia now has 30 million articles in more than 275 languages, and it’s growing every day thanks to the thoughtful contributions of readers like you.
We’d love to acknowledge your generosity on our Benefactors page, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Benefactors, where we list those who’ve donated $1,000 or more. Please let me know if you’d like to be added to this page of honor. Some donors choose to acknowledge the name of a loved one on our Benefactors page, and we’re happy to do that for you, too.
Thank you again for your generous contribution.
Warmly,
Rosie Lewis
[email protected]
W: 415-839-6885 X. 6839
F: 415-882-0425
Hi Rosie,We're thrilled by your generous contribution. At Wikipedia, the donation of a single dollar makes a difference in the work we do. When we get a much larger donation, we can accomplish that much more. On behalf of the Wikimedia Foundation and Wikipedia's readers, you have our heartfelt thanks.
As a nonprofit, the Wikimedia Foundation relies on donations to keep Wikipedia going. Every month, half a billion people look to Wikipedia for information that gives them answers and insight into the world around them. Wikipedia now has 30 million articles in more than 275 languages, and it’s growing every day thanks to the thoughtful contributions of readers like you.
We’d love to acknowledge your generosity on our Benefactors page, http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Benefactors, where we list those who’ve donated $1,000 or more. Please let me know if you’d like to be added to this page of honor. Some donors choose to acknowledge the name of a loved one on our Benefactors page, and we’re happy to do that for you, too.
Thank you again for your generous contribution.
Warmly,
Rosie Lewis
[email protected]
W: 415-839-6885 X. 6839
F: 415-882-0425
Thank you for the offer. I'll be happy to be listed, I have two requests:
1. The donation was based on funds collected from the Bitcoin community, so it should be listed as "The Bitcoin Community" rather than my own name.
2. The donation in question was for $4730, which appears to be just $270 shy of the $5K required for the higher "Leading Donor" tier. Will it be possible for me to donate an extra $270 and be listed as a leading donor?
Thanks,
Meni
Also, apparently some of the entries in the Benefactors page have links, which link would be appropriate?
August 01, 2014, 04:27:27 AM
Awesome, well done 
August 01, 2014, 01:56:11 AM
Yes, good job... I can't believe it took them this long to start taking it. I guess since they are using coinbase, they will be able to identify the donator, probably for legal reasons..unless there is a way to open up a coinbase account anonymously.
There is no need to open a Coinbase account. They do ask however for personal details when donating, which in theory I guess could be spoofed. 
August 01, 2014, 12:02:00 AM
Congrat on this one!
July 31, 2014, 11:12:26 PM
Good on ya Meni. Wish it was a little more on the forefront, but they do take it nonetheless. Good times!
July 31, 2014, 08:47:07 PM
I see there are no objections so I'll go ahead now.
Receipt: https://coinbase.com/orders/57da4b59c0b6250f4496a88d8f4b5024/receipt
Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/d0aac50742521ecf418038d2d09323ebeb955384f3397011429f1d1af10e12b9
Thank you to everyone who has donated!
Receipt: https://coinbase.com/orders/57da4b59c0b6250f4496a88d8f4b5024/receipt
Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/d0aac50742521ecf418038d2d09323ebeb955384f3397011429f1d1af10e12b9
Thank you to everyone who has donated!
Very nice! Stand up act!
July 31, 2014, 05:18:59 PM
Yes, good job... I can't believe it took them this long to start taking it. I guess since they are using coinbase, they will be able to identify the donator, probably for legal reasons..unless there is a way to open up a coinbase account anonymously.
July 31, 2014, 04:49:13 PM
Well done Meni.
July 31, 2014, 11:45:50 AM
I see there are no objections so I'll go ahead now.
Receipt: https://coinbase.com/orders/57da4b59c0b6250f4496a88d8f4b5024/receipt
Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/d0aac50742521ecf418038d2d09323ebeb955384f3397011429f1d1af10e12b9
Thank you to everyone who has donated!
Receipt: https://coinbase.com/orders/57da4b59c0b6250f4496a88d8f4b5024/receipt
Transaction: https://blockchain.info/tx/d0aac50742521ecf418038d2d09323ebeb955384f3397011429f1d1af10e12b9
Thank you to everyone who has donated!
July 30, 2014, 03:31:26 PM
Apparently there's an additional email they're sending when the "donation is fully processed", I guess we'll be wiser tomorrow.
Linking to the receipt provided by Coinbase and the transaction on Blockchain.info would be adequate in my opinion. This would verify that the bitcoins were sent when they were worth the amount in USD as stated on the Coinbase receipt.
Sounds good but the challenge remains that it's difficult to define a donation amount in USD that will lead to the desired BTC amount. However, getting someone else's receipt does sound difficult, so I guess even with a small mismatch it's still a strong indication. Jump to: