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{{cquote|I am 15 years old, and I understand when it is appropriate to use wikipedia. |
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I don't think that wikipedia is amazing because it helps me finish my chem labs, or because it keeps me interested late at night, but because it spreads the knowledge around. It's anti-proprietary knowledge, and it's the best thing on the internet so far. |
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GNU would (and probably is) be proud. }} |
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{{cquote|I believe that with Wikipedia, all of us can be a little (or I dare say) lot more aware of the world around us and its history. I like the fact that despite all these years and all the corrupting influences in the net, it is still unbiased, does not promote anything or anybody and manages to provide information without 'passion or prejudice', that it has zealous editors and moderators who quickly pounce on any lobbying/ self-serving articles and keep it clean. Its not perfect, but its influence on the world we live in is tremendous. I dare say its the biggest thing to happen in the noughties! so I contributed to help make it even better; and because I use it almost every day,I'm only helping myself... }} |
{{cquote|I believe that with Wikipedia, all of us can be a little (or I dare say) lot more aware of the world around us and its history. I like the fact that despite all these years and all the corrupting influences in the net, it is still unbiased, does not promote anything or anybody and manages to provide information without 'passion or prejudice', that it has zealous editors and moderators who quickly pounce on any lobbying/ self-serving articles and keep it clean. Its not perfect, but its influence on the world we live in is tremendous. I dare say its the biggest thing to happen in the noughties! so I contributed to help make it even better; and because I use it almost every day,I'm only helping myself... }} |
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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.
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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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