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+{{cquote|I started using Wikipedia a few years ago when a friend told me to use it as a resource in doing research for a work project. I’d heard about it on NPR and in news articles but I had not really thought much if it given the tons of information pouring into our brains on a daily basis. From the first time I hit the site I became an instant fan.
+Wikipedia is The Starting Place for just about any research I do online or off. Wikipedia stands as an independent resource not compromised by alliances with behind the scenes funding organizations or annoying advertising. It is the very independent nature of the site and the fact that it exists due to its end users who are also it’s supporters that makes it a truly nonbiased objective source of information that users can rely on to provide accurate and insightful information.
+Now that I’ve reached a place in my life where I can start giving back to those who have helped me get to where I am Wikipedia is on the top of my list. I look forward to many more years of accessing the ever growing store of information being built and housed at Wikipedia and I know my children will be doing the same as they grow-up in a world that now has a resource as vast and empowering as Wikipedia.
+Keep up the good work and stay true to your goal. }}
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 {{cquote|I work at a planetarium in Florida, and part of my responsibilities include research for writing various articles. Without Wikipedia, my tasks would be doubly difficult. Plus, I include knowledge gleaned from Wikipedia to enhance my sky tour presentations in the planetarium theater. Other than workplace usage, I go to Wikipedia for answers about nearly anything I want to know about, and there is a bountiful wellspring of information here that will expand my understanding of the world and the universe in which it resides. Wikipedia more than deserves my donation! }}