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{{cquote|As a software engineer, one learns that much of the game is vocabulary and understanding what the latest cool technology fashion is in play. Wikipedia is my primary source of information when confronted with a new paradigm or word in the technology soup. In my graduate studies, Wikipedia was invaluable to support the static content of textbooks. |
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As a child growing up in Madagascar, the kids version of the encyclopedia was a source of never-ending wonder to me. I am sure that my dad had spent a lot of money on it. I am happy that my children have the likes of Wikipedia and that my granddaughter will be able to use its ever-growing base of knowledge... a true living book to take one one on an ever-expanding universe of knowledge.}} |
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{{cquote|I started out as an engineer and was a great believer in articles which were peer reviewed prior to publication. When I first heard of Wikipedia a few years ago, I was outraged, incensed that someone would be so bold as to publish encyclopedic type articles on the internet that were not peer reviewed prior to posting. I have since seen the practically of your schema (compare number of subjects on Wikipedia versus those in any other encyclopedia) and the self policing of this great body of work. I realize that in the short term there may be some abuse but overall I love the concept and the realization of that concept. Keep it up guys.}} |
{{cquote|I started out as an engineer and was a great believer in articles which were peer reviewed prior to publication. When I first heard of Wikipedia a few years ago, I was outraged, incensed that someone would be so bold as to publish encyclopedic type articles on the internet that were not peer reviewed prior to posting. I have since seen the practically of your schema (compare number of subjects on Wikipedia versus those in any other encyclopedia) and the self policing of this great body of work. I realize that in the short term there may be some abuse but overall I love the concept and the realization of that concept. Keep it up guys.}} |
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