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+{{cquote|I value the information found in Wikipedia, and appreciate the efforts of the foundation and everyone else who endeavor to provide a complete and accurate account of subjects of social and scientific relevance.  Growing up, I can still remember door-to-door sales men selling expensive encyclopedias in my neighborhood, and my mom cutting back on grocery money in order to buy them.  I remember using them for research on science projects and book reports, and I was grateful for them because I knew that many families could not afford them.
+Nowadays, it is difficult for hard copy books to stay current with the new information available.  Science and technology have leaped forward, countries have been changing, and we have a new social awareness.  Without Wikipedia, we would not be able to share this information as readily, at least not without advertisers trying to distract and sell.
+Thank you, Wikipedia for providing the forum where we can all collectively share what we know, and for keeping the forum private, so that everyone can respect the space for what it is - a place of learning. }}
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 {{cquote|Wikipedia has been a wonderful recourse for my children and me to learn new terms, knowledge, and culture background as an immigrant family. It is a safe and trustworthy website for children to do their research. I especially moved by the spirits of all the volunteers around the world to make this happen.  }}