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{{cquote|I am a self-taught graphic artist and web designer. When I started down this road, the path looked like it would never end. I was working two jobs, and it wasn't easy fighting for knowledge in the time I had to myself. |
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During this time, I found terms and language that I had never encountered, and I needed a way to access comprehensive explanations quickly. Wikipedia has extensive documentation on all of the computer, design and web technologies that a beginner needs to grasp how the digital world works. It was all right there for me, for free, every day. |
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Over the years I've educated myself from the silicon in microchips to the anomalies of quantum mechanics. I've advanced my mind in the latest technologies while tempering my spirit with ancient wisdom. I know that I am a better person for it. |
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Thank you Wikipedia. You've been a friend, and oddly enough, a mentor. I suppose I shouldn't be thanking Wikipedia, but the awesome human beings who have shared their passion for life to me by revealing what they know about the world. Without your selfless effort, this wonderful tool would not be available to us. |
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I believe that Wikipedia embodies our natural, inalienable right to free our minds and educate ourselves. We can choose, at any time, to shine a light into the unknown corners of our consciousness. I hope it will continue to create a future of understanding for the sake of uplifting the human condition.}} |
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{{cquote|I've used Wikipedia since basically, as long as I can remember. At least half my life. Wikipedia has not just been a site that I've visited occasionally for references. Since I have been introduced to it, Wikipedia has been an integral part of my seeing, feeling, and interpreting the world. I've witnessed Wikipedia being regarded by my middle school teachers as little more than an anecdotal barometric reading of the online popular opinion, to a more honest rendering of the world, comparable if not exceeding the integrity of Encyclopedia Britannica. |
{{cquote|I've used Wikipedia since basically, as long as I can remember. At least half my life. Wikipedia has not just been a site that I've visited occasionally for references. Since I have been introduced to it, Wikipedia has been an integral part of my seeing, feeling, and interpreting the world. I've witnessed Wikipedia being regarded by my middle school teachers as little more than an anecdotal barometric reading of the online popular opinion, to a more honest rendering of the world, comparable if not exceeding the integrity of Encyclopedia Britannica. |
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Wikipedia is Changing Lives
Here are just a few of the amazing stories that our users shared with us. We thank them for their willingness to tell their story about Wikipedia.
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