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==Only 2% of Users Are Active and Your Donation Supports Their Sense of Power==
Examination of the content of "active users" shows that out of every 50 users only one typically is active, to the extent of contributing at least 10 edits per day in a 30-day period. Examination of their edits shows that most are in the "deletion" and "talk page" business, rather than actual creation of articles. These individuals, hiding behind anonymity, apparently obtain a sense of power and sense of significance by demeaning individuals and institutions, particularly those in the BLP category who are far more successful than the "administrators." This is how these losers get their kicks.
Funding Wikipedia is essentially providing these miscreant, malcontents with a toy.
"Editors" at real publishing houses require years of experience before achieving that status. Those at Wikipedia are in many cases poor writers, who could never get such a position. If "editors" were called "volunteers" or "contributors" I believe that a large fall-off of edits would occur.
The term "administrator" similarly provides a sense of importance to these individuals, many of whom are unemployed and unemployable. Calling them, again, "volunteers" or "contributors" would lead to a large fall-off of edits.
==Your donation will indirectly fund Wikia, Inc., which is not a charity.==
==Your donation will indirectly fund Wikia, Inc., which is not a charity.==