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+{{cquote|My mother and her brother used to sing around the piano w/ the rest of the family and every week I visit my mother (98)and her brother (94 yrs old) and I sing some of the old songs.  He asks me to find them so I can learn to sing them and this helps my mother remember the songs so the 3 of us can sing.  Many of these songs are over 100 yrs old, so Wikipedia has been the only means to help my mother & uncle have their songs again.  I thank you so much and appreciate this help more than words can say.  My mother's face of pure happiness and delight when she is singing is priceless.}}
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 {{cquote|I am currently a graduate student getting my masters in applied physics. When I was assigned research projects in high-school, I was specifically instructed not to use Wikipedia as it was not a "credible" source of information. However, as I progressed through my education and eventually started to conduct my own scientific research I discovered that Wikipedia more often than not had the answers and information I needed. The reason for this became more and more apparent as my research skills improved over the years. Every reliable source of information in any field is credible because it is peer reviewed and because it is a collaboration from many minds that have reached similar conclusions. There is no source of information with a larger pool of minds to review it than Wikipedia and it is precisely for this reason that it has become such a vital and abundant source of information. I consider myself lucky to have this resource available and rarely a day goes by now that I don't come to this site seeking the answer to a question. The idea of a website where anyone in the world can make their knowledge available to everyone else for free is fantastic and a big step forward in the constant pursuit of understanding the world around us and everything that exists in it.}}