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{{cquote|My mother was a librarian and I grew up with a library as a sort of 2nd home when my mother used to take me along to work. Later in my school years, I would drop by whenever I was off from school. I grew up having an repository of knowledge as my playground and now I understand what that meant, how much it enriched my life and imagination and empowered me to be who I am today. |
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I hope that future generations would always have free, unfettered access to the vast sum of human knowledge, history and experience. Understanding and appreciating it may be the key to a better world for all of us. And that is why I believe Wikipedia is something worth supporting.}} |
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{{cquote|I am a Professor at Yale and I use Wikipedia all the time. Wikipedia saves me hours of searching for information. I am constantly amazed at the accuracy of your information. Although, as an academic,I am critical (and suspicious) of all purportedly true information - I find info on Wikipedia as reliable as many academic sources. A colleague of mine finds the information more accurate than many texts.}} |
{{cquote|I am a Professor at Yale and I use Wikipedia all the time. Wikipedia saves me hours of searching for information. I am constantly amazed at the accuracy of your information. Although, as an academic,I am critical (and suspicious) of all purportedly true information - I find info on Wikipedia as reliable as many academic sources. A colleague of mine finds the information more accurate than many texts.}} |
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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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