== Question on the Personal Appeal == 

 Hello Jimmy, 

 Why did you put across the donation drive as if it is your personal 
 appeal? I might be mistaken, but your ego is coming forth in the 
 picture than your appeal or any encouragement to participate in this 
 brilliant venture called 'Wikipedia'. 

 I am reminded of a Linus Torvalds quote. 

 What Linux myths or misconceptions do you find particularly galling?. 
 Torvalds responds. 

 I don’t get upset that easily, so I can’t say that there is any in 
 particular that I find galling. One myth that I find interesting, but 
 which has nothing to do with Linux or even the IT sector in 
 particular, is the myth of how a single person or even a single 
 company makes a huge difference in the market. It’s the belief that 
 things happen because somebody was visionary and “planned” it that 
 way. Sometimes the people themselves seem to believe it, and then the 
 myth becomes hubris. 

 I have to continually try to explain to people that no, I don’t 
 “control” what happens in Linux. It’s about having an environment that 
 is conducive to development, not so much about any particular leader. 
 And I think that is true in most cases, be it the “great sport coach” 
 or the “great spiritual leader.”