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+{{cquote|Wikipedia's foundation happened right around the same time I graduated from High School. Therefore, for all of my pre-college education, I did not have the luxury of using its functions for research. Of course, the internet was around, but it was disorganized and the only way to find information was by using a search engine or articles database. There was no central source of education written by many contributors and edited by many hands. As usual, interpretation of found information is dependent on the inquisitor's intelligence, but the procedure to find it relies on the technology and tools on hand.
+I believe that all knowledge should be free and easily accessible. For the many people who are interested in the pursuit of knowledge, it should not be difficult to attain. Many people take this for granted. I do not. I wake up each day amazed at many things in the world, and enjoy studying them and reading about them. I have and always had too many questions all at once, and tools like Wikipedia and the internet make starting a quest for the answers as easy as typing a couple of words in a search query and pressing enter. No one should have to spend time looking for a way to find answers to their questions, let alone the answers themselves.
+I guess what I'm trying to say is that Wikipedia is a means to an end, it is not the end but it sure as heck makes it a lot easier to find the end. Either way, I am just about as amazed by the things that cause my questions as the things that help answer them. Thank you Wikipedia!!! }}
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 {{cquote|As purveyors of Organic foods and wines we are used to a customer base that demands as much information as possible about the products they select. We have found Wikipedia to be, not only an incredible wealth of information, but also the one source that everyone agrees upon and accepts as our point of reference.  Thank you.}}