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{{cquote|Having used Wikipedia from my teenage years, it fed into my conception of open access to information as foundational to any democratic civil society. It is both an emblem of, and an forum for, knowledge as a collective endeavor. It is the sort of institution needed to build transparent social structures predicated on cooperation and commonly held resources. }} |
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{{cquote|I have always been an encyclopedia person. Mom, who had no money, somehow figured out a way to buy World Book Encyclopedia for us and then when we children were older, she financed getting Encyclopedia Britannica. I then used what was available in college and city libraries. Eventually online references started to become available with the purchase of a subscription. Then Wikipedia came along. Knowledge is precious. It gives you context for everything you do. It lets you make more informed decisions. And the fact that this information is constantly evolving and improving in a collaborative or interdependent fashion is wonderful. It should be that way. It will allow for the most accurate information to be available. The more accurate information is, the more valuable it is. The more easily accessible it is, the more it will be accessed. Wikipedia gets all this and I am so grateful that it exists. Thank you so very much Mr. Wales.}} |
{{cquote|I have always been an encyclopedia person. Mom, who had no money, somehow figured out a way to buy World Book Encyclopedia for us and then when we children were older, she financed getting Encyclopedia Britannica. I then used what was available in college and city libraries. Eventually online references started to become available with the purchase of a subscription. Then Wikipedia came along. Knowledge is precious. It gives you context for everything you do. It lets you make more informed decisions. And the fact that this information is constantly evolving and improving in a collaborative or interdependent fashion is wonderful. It should be that way. It will allow for the most accurate information to be available. The more accurate information is, the more valuable it is. The more easily accessible it is, the more it will be accessed. Wikipedia gets all this and I am so grateful that it exists. Thank you so very much Mr. Wales.}} |
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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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A story from Romania:
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