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{{cquote|I was in high school when Wikipedia began coming to prominence. I would do a general search for random topics, and this new site called "Wikipedia" would always be in the first three results. Needless to say, I began using it as my go-to source for an initial summary and basic information. Over time, it has become more refined, and my quantum mechanics professor at Cornell University even said that Wikipedia had a better summary than our textbook for a particular topic. |
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I set my browser's quick-search box to be Wikipedia by default, since anytime I use a web search engine, I usually add "wiki" to ensure this site is the first result. It truly is amazing to me that something of this scale has been pulled off, and is probably one of the best examples of international camaraderie on the internet. Thank you}} |
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{{cquote|In 1996, because of my wife's illness, I moved from New York, the paradise of research for writers and public speakers, to Buffalo, to be near family. The great resources were no longer available. When I was "fretting" about my loss I was introduced to Wikipedia. It has been a constant source of information, data, inspiration and relief from frustration of not having the libraries of New York available to me. Thanks Jimmy Wales. Your concept was brilliant and Wikipedia a great gift to all of us who care about knowledge.}} |
{{cquote|In 1996, because of my wife's illness, I moved from New York, the paradise of research for writers and public speakers, to Buffalo, to be near family. The great resources were no longer available. When I was "fretting" about my loss I was introduced to Wikipedia. It has been a constant source of information, data, inspiration and relief from frustration of not having the libraries of New York available to me. Thanks Jimmy Wales. Your concept was brilliant and Wikipedia a great gift to all of us who care about knowledge.}} |
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