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{{cquote|I use Wikipedia almost daily. Granted it is usually for fairly banal argument settling smart phone references, but nearly daily nevertheless. |
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Much more than just that, for me, Wikipedia is the accomplishment of everything that the original cyberpunks promised it COULD be. An endless, expansive, altruistic, comprehensive, nearly trans-human conglomeration of human wisdom. Amazing. Even IF this were achieved through MASSIVE investment of capital, it would still register as an astonishing accomplishment. But now that it stands as proof that this new, non-profit-driven project development model not only works, but works astonishingly well, wikipedia also represents a possible tectonic cultural shift that could, just maybe, get us closer to a much richer and more altruistic world.}} |
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{{cquote|Reader, Writer, and Believer. The collection of all knowledge is a goal which I hope we can achieve. For the longest time I wondered who wrote all the scientific articles on wikipedia. All the enzymes, metabolites, physics, pathways, cycles and more detailed and simplified. This year I started editing pages on Helicases and Telomeres and I realized its people like me. People like you. We all contribute, we all benefit. Wikipedia. }} |
{{cquote|Reader, Writer, and Believer. The collection of all knowledge is a goal which I hope we can achieve. For the longest time I wondered who wrote all the scientific articles on wikipedia. All the enzymes, metabolites, physics, pathways, cycles and more detailed and simplified. This year I started editing pages on Helicases and Telomeres and I realized its people like me. People like you. We all contribute, we all benefit. Wikipedia. }} |
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Wikipedia is Changing Lives
Here are just a few of the amazing stories that our users shared with us. We thank them for their willingness to tell their story about Wikipedia.
- From our 2010-2011 Fundraiser
- From our 2009-2010 fundraiser
A story from Romania:
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You can find the article that Adama started in the French Wikipedia: Agnam-Goly.
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