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{{cquote|From the very beginning, I thought Wikipedia could change the world. Sure, there was a lot of unverified & false info. at the beginning. But revolutions usually are messy at first. |
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But now it has become the oracle of our times. |
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I am Palestinian of origin and could never find fair and balanced histories of the issues that plague that part of the world. Seems like each side had their version and that was that. But Wikipedia gave both sides' views in one spot. THIS is what will change the world. |
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When different peoples know of and learn about the mythos and narratives of the so called 'other', it will be easier to make peace. }} |
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{{cquote|I am always amazed at how current the information on Wikipedia is. My wife and I were watching an episode of Celebrity Apprentice about a year ago when I decided to Google one of the celebrities. The first hit was Wikipedia and when I clicked on it I had access to a ton of information on the celebrity INCLUDING the information that the person was just voted off IN THE EPISODE WE WERE WATCHING! It was a spoiler to some extent. . .the show must have aired back East about an hour or 2 earlier and there the information was--already updated on Wikipedia! }} |
{{cquote|I am always amazed at how current the information on Wikipedia is. My wife and I were watching an episode of Celebrity Apprentice about a year ago when I decided to Google one of the celebrities. The first hit was Wikipedia and when I clicked on it I had access to a ton of information on the celebrity INCLUDING the information that the person was just voted off IN THE EPISODE WE WERE WATCHING! It was a spoiler to some extent. . .the show must have aired back East about an hour or 2 earlier and there the information was--already updated on Wikipedia! }} |
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Wikipedia is Changing Lives
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