WF used to run exclusively on advertising revenue. However, increased traffic raised our server costs while our advertising revenue declined. Currently, though we have as, WF doesn't pay for itself. If you donate you'll help keep WF online and possibly fund new features or otherwise grow.

When you donate through our donations manager, you can donate for a specific need. For example, you can donate to keep us online by donating to our server fundraiser, or help improve the site by donating so we can create a new site feature by hiring a designer.