User talk:Mr Bottom Line

Wikipedia is an essential resource, and the world would be less without it. However, the same was and is true about PBS. When the Republican congress cut off funding, PBS was forced to accept a survivable level of advertising, which exists to this day. In a perfect world, it would not be necessary to compromise like this, but this is not a perfect world.

One does not suffer crass ads from deoderants or feminine hygiene products on PBS today, and neither will Wikipedia in the future. Idealism still exists, but does not pay the mortgage. Let's consult with the folks at PBS to see how they are doing it.