Depends. If they have to court advertisers it would affect the (perceived) impartiality of Wikipedia. If there's an ad for Coca-Cola on the page for Coca-cola, do you trust the article to tell the truth about Coca-Cola? How do you know what's sponsored by Coca-Cola and what's not?
Comment has been collapsed.
Are you aware that as it is, the information is frequently put up by the same people who would place advertisements on Wikipedia? I dont know whether Coca-Cola wrote whatever it says about them on the Coca-Cola Wikipedia page, but I can confirm this is frequently done by other companies (and famous people often edit their own page too, for the same reason).
Comment has been collapsed.
Though those college students quickly learn not to. I haven't used Wikipedia since starting Uni :L.
Comment has been collapsed.
Does your university provide free access to its index for everyone in the world that has an internet connection?
Comment has been collapsed.
Yes, again. :-P I love that Wikipedia is free to all, but the people who can afford to should at least consider donating.
Comment has been collapsed.
Comment has been collapsed.
18 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by ipax11
26 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by Fluffster
43 Comments - Last post 2 hours ago by adveniat
33 Comments - Last post 2 hours ago by vlbastos
90 Comments - Last post 2 hours ago by ipax11
529 Comments - Last post 3 hours ago by MeguminShiro
1,488 Comments - Last post 6 hours ago by PicoMan
748 Comments - Last post 7 minutes ago by mrakotun
106 Comments - Last post 10 minutes ago by Wolfmaron
1 Comments - Last post 18 minutes ago by deadmarsh
168 Comments - Last post 19 minutes ago by Zarakkii
5,787 Comments - Last post 25 minutes ago by pumpkinbot
663 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by Warriot
815 Comments - Last post 1 hour ago by JohnShepard14
Be a bro, donate to your favourite website that has saved your ass multiple times when you've been late doing that assignment.
For your records: Your donation on 2012-11-15 was NOK 230.00. (=30€)
:D
Comment has been collapsed.