Archive:Stories
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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.
{{cquote|I am a 6th grader and I live in India. Sir for me your site is just like a important part of my life. I thank you for producing such a great site. I really wanted to give you money to help you sustain this wonderful site but I am a small child and don't have money to give it to you. Sir but there is no problem. I have thought of a plan. I would give you money when I will become a big man. As by the light of knowledge you are giving me will really help me to become some rich and famous man and then I would give you a huge amount to sustain this site as this wonderful sit should be sustained, should 'nt it sir. Now I bid goodbye to you and I really have a dream to meet you.
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{{cquote|I personally believe there is no greater cause than the sharing of knowledge, and Wikipedia embodies the spirit of this endeavor. Community driven and regulated, it is way for all of us, no matter race, creed or country, to share from the same repository...to drink from the same well. Once there is commonality of understanding, then all those differences that once seemed so important cease to be in the weight and scope of the sum of humanity. Wikipedia is that sum, that beautiful answer to the formula we have asked ourselves since time could be recorded: What does it mean to be human?
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{{cquote|As a web developer I strongly support the idea of bringing knowledge to the masses without a heavy cost attached. In a world where licensing and iTunes accounts has become the accepted norm it is breath of fresh air to have sites like Wiki sharing, teaching and growing our understanding of the world without requiring a credit card. Companies like Wiki that choose to think outside the box, and not bow down to the almighty dollar are an inspiration to me, and a growing technically savvy generation. Thank you for proving it is not always about the bottom line.
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A story from Romania:
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You can find the article that Adama started in the French Wikipedia: Agnam-Goly.
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