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{{cquote|As a family physician I see a broad range of problems in my practice. While I am proud of the fact that my training exposed and prepared me for most that I see, on occasion I'll need help, whether to brush up on what I already knew but was rusty on, or to look up something new that I had never known before. Whenever possible, I turn to Wikipedia as an unbiased, commercial-free source of information that is crisp, concise, as it is complete. It would truly be a sad day to see the loss of such a valuable instrument. }}

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{{cquote|I don't have a single story about Wikipedia or anything that stands out but Wikipedia has become a intregal part of my daily habits and search for information. Wikipedia has been the answer to most of my questions over the last few years. Whether it is a term or concept at work I need more information on or a spur of the moment question in a social setting such as who played guitar on a particular album or curiousity on the "real facts" after watching a movie or sorting the titles in a book series I have downloaded -- Wikipedia has replaced almost every other site I used to go to in order to answer questions. At work we are trying to create a wiki to organize the knowledge and best known methods of my company. I also use the Wiki for World of Warcraft regularly as well as the Wheel of Time Wiki in order to keep track of the many characters in Robert Jordan's books. Over the years I have seen most information that I used to get on other sites migrate to Wikipedia or a specialized wiki. Wikipedia is the first and increasingly the best place to find information for me and most of the people I know. I trust most of the information I find and if I am unsure, I look up the history and discussions on the people who are contributing to a topic. I see Wikipedia as one of the top 10 reasons for having the internet. It has revolutionized how we get, categorize, manage, and contribute to the information stores of the world. I cannot imagine going back to the days before Wikipedia. }}
{{cquote|I don't have a single story about Wikipedia or anything that stands out but Wikipedia has become a intregal part of my daily habits and search for information. Wikipedia has been the answer to most of my questions over the last few years. Whether it is a term or concept at work I need more information on or a spur of the moment question in a social setting such as who played guitar on a particular album or curiousity on the "real facts" after watching a movie or sorting the titles in a book series I have downloaded -- Wikipedia has replaced almost every other site I used to go to in order to answer questions. At work we are trying to create a wiki to organize the knowledge and best known methods of my company. I also use the Wiki for World of Warcraft regularly as well as the Wheel of Time Wiki in order to keep track of the many characters in Robert Jordan's books. Over the years I have seen most information that I used to get on other sites migrate to Wikipedia or a specialized wiki. Wikipedia is the first and increasingly the best place to find information for me and most of the people I know. I trust most of the information I find and if I am unsure, I look up the history and discussions on the people who are contributing to a topic. I see Wikipedia as one of the top 10 reasons for having the internet. It has revolutionized how we get, categorize, manage, and contribute to the information stores of the world. I cannot imagine going back to the days before 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

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From our 2009-2010 fundraiser

A story from Romania:

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Adama Diop from Senegal

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You can find the article that Adama started in the French Wikipedia: Agnam-Goly.


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