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===Growth===
===Growth===
Ask yourself, how is Wikipedia inherently different now than it was in 2005? Honestly, there has been no major transformation at the site. Just some server volume growth -- a terribly cheap commodity to manage.
Ask yourself, how is Wikipedia inherently different now than it was in 2005? Other than an abortive attempt by Jimmy Wales to [http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2010/05/10/porn-wikipedia-illegal-content-remains/ purge the site] of some images that could be construed as child pornography, there has been no major transformation at the site. Just some server volume growth -- a terribly cheap commodity to manage.
::'''Question''': Why have the gross receipts gone from $361,000 to over $10 million?
::'''Question''': Why have the gross receipts escalated from $361,000 to a requested 2011 budget of $20 million?
:::'''Answer''': Compensation for people not really doing anything besides watch the servers, enjoy global jet-setting, and run damage control for Jimbo's dalliances.
:::'''Answer''': Compensation for people not really doing anything besides watch the servers, enjoy global jet-setting, and run damage control for Jimbo's dalliances.
