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+{{cquote|I am a retired prof. of chemistry and I'm not active professionally, but I find Wikipedia to be of great use as I pursue readings and study in many areas including history, science, and music.  I have followed your development from the start.  I was initially concerned that the open manner of contributing would lead to the promulgation of much misinformation.  However, I have come to appreciate the sort of self-correcting nature of Wikipedia as the revisions become more and more authoritative.  Still I am happy that you now use some degree of oversight to keep opinions and facts from intruding on each other.
+Having been an educator, I very much appreciate that students can start research projects in many fields by looking in Wikipedia.  In many cases links in the articles can lead the reader to published authoritative sources.  I know this first hand from discussions with my grandchildren.
+Please keep up the good work in maintaining high standards of scholarliness and thank you for your devotion to disseminating knowledge.}}
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 {{cquote|I use wikipedia almost every day to do research of all kinds, both into the subjects I'm working on (history of childbirth, 19th century British and American literature) but to follow up on people and issues that come up as I read the news of the day. It's extraordinary to have access immediately to such a huge encyclopedia, with images as well. I feel confident about using material written by wikipedia's contributors. I have read entries about subjects I know well, for example "home birth," and found them to be accurate and balanced. Thanks to all for a wonderful service! }}