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+{{cquote|I always look to Wikipedia when I have a question on any subject. Wikipedia helps me form better questions on a topic, and really acts as a launching pad for more detailed research.  I appreciate that Wikipedia is very specific on their write-ups. I rarely see any opinion in these write ups, and if I do, they seem to be balanced with facts on the subject. A resource like this must remain free from commercialism and accessible by everyone with a question. When knowledge is packaged by a shell of commercial interest, you have to question the source, which is very often completely unreliable. The news media is a prime example of this. The best check on unreliable information is a community of academics and subject matter experts who are dedicated to the truth; not a group of marketing analysts. I think Wikipedia is the perfect model for future endeavors of information access through the internet. Finally, it is important that Wikipedia can remain free from commercial coercion. Wikipedia champions intellectual integrity in the midst of current commercial and social forces that attempts to sensor Fact by attempting to alter fact, promoting baseless theories, and espousing irrational ideologies. Intellectual Freedom and Intellectual Integrity are one in the same. For these reasons, I am proud to contribute to Wikipedia endeavor.}}
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 {{cquote|Some of us older folks remember when, if we thirsted for knowledge on a subject, we took a trip to the library and pored through books trying to satisfy our curiosity. If the library was far away or the weather was inclement, we may have been left to wonder for a long, long time.