For all those that want wikipedia to serve adds instead of begging
Why not make a GreaseMonkey plugin that replaces the beg add for a real add for the page.
and donate the add money directly to wikipedia
Beg add gone and money coming in, all problems fixed.
and adds will only be shown to people who want them, no add block needed.
No time to make it myself, but it should be easy to make.
I saw last day this great teach tool for kids on google tech talk, it is called greenfoot
see yourself
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcwx-I6Arwk
It is based on Java, but made very simple for kids age 14+, but a gifted kid could start earlier.
You can even upload and share the programs you make to their website and there is even a coding contest
Hope you get more posts soon.
BTW i am and european in South America.
Maybe the topics could be related to country or people can select their topics they like to receive.
It could be added to the paid version i don't mind.
For God's sake, stop researching for a while and begin to think!