1819
you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[-] gwildors_gill_slits@lemmy.ca 34 points 8 months ago

150m a year doesn't seem that much, honestly. I know people think "oh, it's just a website" but it takes a lot of work and money in salaries and infrastructure hosting to keep a web application as popular as Wikipedia up and running.

[-] nik9000@programming.dev 55 points 8 months ago

I used to work for them. It was weird and wonderful and I miss it and I don't. Lots of mission driven folks working hard to keep things going getting very little respect. But a lot of respect. But sometimes none.

Iirc a lot of their budget is spent doing charity stuff. Encouraging contributions for tiny languages. Trying not to cave to Russia or the US or France. Trying to make it less of a boys club. Trying to get local organizations going.

I remember once they sent an email that said "if the French government asks you to delete this page please just delete it. It's not worth going to jail. Someone outside of France will revert the delete."

I wasn't qualified for the work. No one was. But it was honest work.

[-] lledrtx@lemmy.world 9 points 8 months ago

Thank you for your work, though!

Very curious about the page French govt wanted deleted.

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 3 points 8 months ago

Curious to read more about that but I can't seem to find a source for it. Do you have one?

Certainly, here are some notable instances involving French colonial forces:

  1. Algerian War of Independence (1954–1962): This was a significant and violent decolonization conflict where Algerian nationalists sought independence from French colonial rule. The French military's efforts to suppress the independence movement resulted in large numbers of casualties, including civilians. Tactics such as the use of torture, mass executions, and the creation of internment camps were reported. The exact number of Algerian casualties is disputed, but estimates suggest that the death toll could be in the range of hundreds of thousands.

  2. The Madagascar Uprising (1947): In Madagascar, a nationalist uprising against French colonial rule was met with severe repression. French forces were accused of committing numerous atrocities in their effort to suppress the rebellion, including summary executions, village burnings, and torture. Estimates of the Malagasy deaths vary widely, with some suggesting that the number could be as high as 100,000.

  3. Indochina War (1946–1954): This conflict in French Indochina, which includes modern-day Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia, was fought between French colonial forces and the Viet Minh, led by Ho Chi Minh, who sought independence. The war was marked by guerrilla warfare and significant civilian casualties, with both sides accused of atrocities. The use of forced labor, internment camps, and the bombing of civilian areas contributed to a high death toll.

These examples reflect the complex and often brutal nature of colonial rule and the struggle for independence. They involve a wide range of actions and policies implemented by French military and colonial authorities, which led to significant loss of life and suffering among the colonized populations.

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 1 points 8 months ago

Crazy shit! And they tried to get that stuff taken down from Wikipedia?

That's a question for the Wikipedia folks. An interesting one definitely

[-] Churbleyimyam@lemm.ee 2 points 8 months ago

I would call them up but I haven't paid the phone bill.

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

The world should know that the french were monsters a while back. I hope they are not asking for censorship anymore

[-] nilloc@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

I guarantee that the LePen crowd is still trying to whitewash their pasts as they push their nationalistic bullshit.

[-] Harbinger01173430@lemmy.world -1 points 8 months ago

What's this 'the Pen' written in meme language?

[-] fossilesque@mander.xyz 0 points 8 months ago

She's just a fascist, plain and simple.

[-] RegalPotoo@lemmy.world 20 points 8 months ago

150m a year for one of the most trafficked websites on the internet is a bargin

this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2024
1819 points (99.0% liked)

Science Memes

11081 readers
2537 users here now

Welcome to c/science_memes @ Mander.xyz!

A place for majestic STEMLORD peacocking, as well as memes about the realities of working in a lab.



Rules

  1. Don't throw mud. Behave like an intellectual and remember the human.
  2. Keep it rooted (on topic).
  3. No spam.
  4. Infographics welcome, get schooled.

This is a science community. We use the Dawkins definition of meme.



Research Committee

Other Mander Communities

Science and Research

Biology and Life Sciences

Physical Sciences

Humanities and Social Sciences

Practical and Applied Sciences

Memes

Miscellaneous

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS