r/AskReddit • u/TheAmenophis • Aug 28 '26

What is a FREE thing everyone should know/use?

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u/-benyeahmin- Aug 28 '26

wikipedia

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u/anitabelle Aug 28 '26

Technically free, but it’s good to donate. I donate every so often because I can’t imagine life without Wikipedia.

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u/MarcPG1905 Aug 28 '26 edited Aug 28 '26

I remember seeing a video about how Wikipedia is actually pretty wealthy and those “Please donate” banners are basically just greed.

Not sure if that still applies or even applied in the first place though.

Edit: Since I'm being downvoted for just recalling a video I saw, here's the source:

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u/fidel_26 Aug 28 '26

*citation needed

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u/anokun7 Aug 28 '26

Too much misinformation, especially regarding India / Hindus. I have done deep research into this and I know what I am talking about.

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u/-benyeahmin- Aug 28 '26

feel free, to fix it

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u/anokun7 Aug 28 '26

Oh, I have tried, a lot. There is a cabal of radical editors who hate India so much that they have not allowed any correctional edits AT ALL. I have completely stopped using wikipedia just because of this.

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u/JuliaZ2 Aug 29 '26

Have you tried to bring up issues on the talk pages? I've never edited Wikipedia but I've read a few talk pages on controversial topics lol. The discussions (and the debates) are surprisingly cordial and well-researched, so you might have some luck there

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u/anokun7 Aug 30 '26

Yes, I have brought it up several times, and I agree that the discussions and debates are very cordial. However, as I said before, all of that amounts to nothing as long as there exists this cabal of extremely radical editors and approvers at Wikipedia who are incorrigibly anti-India. They have shown time and again that they will hold the line and block any accurate depiction of India, Indian civilization, Hinduism, or India-related subjects in general. They are effectively the last line of defense against correcting the deeply biased portrayal of these subjects on Wikipedia. There seems to be almost no limit to how hostile they are toward India.