Hello everyone,
Here are the donor quotes to post throughout the fundraiser. We were thinking perhaps scheduling about 3-4 of these throughout the day to meet different timezones across the globe. Here are the top 4 we were thinking of using today. Thanks for reviewing!
1. "I once heard that Thursday was named for Thor, next thing you know I'm learning about the entire Norse Pantheon." #keepitfree
2. "I use Wikipedia every day of every month of every year. It carries me through life, school, university, work, and leisure." #keepitfree
3. "There was a time when I'd wonder about something and not be able to check it instantly. That time is over." #keepitfree
4. "Medical school would be so much harder without Wikipedia. I can't stress that enough." #keepitfree
My logic is to have a good mix of donor quotes throughout the day, demonstrating the sheer vastness in utility that Wikipedia provides - ranging from the prolific to the short quirky anecdote.
Feel free to comment if you spot any quotes that seem unsuitable for some reason. Starting tomorrow evening PT, I'll assume that we can go ahead with those that have met no objections.
Wikipedia is my go-to source of quick reference when I need background information on just about any topic matter. Thank you!As a Japanese teacher to non-Japanese, I check how to express events & culture in Japan written in both English and Japanese.Wikipedia's wonderful...that people can unite, cooperate & sacrifice their time in order to write & contribute to this huge project. There was a time I studied for a German test by checking verb/noun declination on Wikipedia - and I got a pretty high grade!I have abandoned all other (particularly printed) sources of information. To me, wikipedia is the smartest thing on the web!It's nice to know that whenever you do not know something, there is a place to learn it easily. Maybe cliche, but it's true.I believe sex, software, and knowledge (not necessary in this order) should be free and suitable for all people, everytime.Free Knowledge has helped me to rely on updated and concentrated information. In other words, saved my hell a lot of time!!I use it several times a day. I find authors, painters, geographic locations, animals...even use it for crossword puzzles.I use Wikipedia every day of every month of every year. It carries me through life, school, university, work, and leisure.In med school I learned more anatomy from Wikipedia's wonderful hyperlinked Gray's Anatomy articles than I did in class.I like the fast way that information can change. If there's any important news, it will not last to appear in Wikipedia.I've never used a dictionary as much as I've used Wikipedia. So it's not about this one time, it's about all the time.I love information...This site has done more for me and my quest for knowledge than the rest of the internet combined.Very informative, straight-forward, and reliable. There's not a lot of garbage to sift through to obtain information.Slammed my arrogant stock broker brother-in-law when we were arguing over which of two countries had the larger GDP.It uses up a lot of my time. It's the only site where I allow myself to follow any like I want for more information.I pretty much use it as a hitchhikers' guide, especially when out and about with a smartphone. feels pretty sci-fi!I once heard that Thursday was named for Thor, next thing you know I'm learning about the entire Norse Pantheon.Being impoverished and largely homebound, you bring the world and its history to my fingertips and into my home.It's one of my first landing points...where I [can] see an independent, quick, structured overview of a subject.Wikipedia allows me to educate myself for free, anytime, anywhere. They would have laughed at you 60 years ago!There was this one time when I was in the Colosseo in Rome and Wikipedia helped me to live the history againThere was a time when I'd wonder about something and not be able to check it instantly. That time is over.Quick and generally accurate information source is a wonderful educational reinforcement and enhancement.It is wonderful to have a non-biased repository of information on every conceivable topic under the sun.My knowledge of reality has improved since using Wikipedia. It is my main tool in resolving doubts.I cannot specify this to a single instance. Wikipedia affects my life in a lot of ways. Keep it up!Efficient, interesting, useful information in a [clear] interface...just what I need when and how.I'm one of those teachers that says in class something like: "Just check the Wikipedia for more."I have learned more from Wikipedia than any educational institution I have ever been a member of.I'm just amazed for the fact that it is so handy and and provides info in different languages.When I attended elementary school, Wikipedia taught me more about physics, than school itself.The experience of having the collective knowledge of the world at my fingertips is invaluable.If I need information - real knowledge - I use wiki, not Google or similar internet service.It helped me through high-school and now it's helping me through University :) Thanks guys!It's just an everyday tool. Frankly, I don't and I won't remember my life before Wikipedia.In my view, Wikipedia is the new Library of Alexandria, public knowledge for everybody.It's the only place I go to where I believe I can get credible, impartial information.Medical school would be so much harder without Wikipedia. I can't stress that enough.For many years, Wikipedia has fed my desire to acquire trivial and fun knowledge.Wikipedia is now my prime source of info like teh encycloedia was for my parentsWhen I refer to Wikimedia, I expect to learn all I need to know on the subject.It's opened up vast new worlds of information -- less rumor, more fact. Free information. Something we take for granted but can change lives.Compiled knowledge - often correct, sometimes like a second opinion.No need to have the entire room filled with book cabinets anymore!It has helped me win a few bucks when betting on facts - thanks!!Anything I learn changes or has the potential to change my life.I basically owe my biochemistry bachelors degree to Wikipedia.There has never been an easier way to access information. Wikipedia is my encyclopedia in this post-digital age.Great work. It already made world history! Well done.I spend a lot more time editing than I should! ;-$I don't need encyclopedias (Brockhaus) anymore.More information = your life is more colorful.I love to bring an encyclopedia in my pocket. I don't know something? Wikipedia answer me.It's just everywhere, everytime information.It stops a lot of silly arguments quickly!It makes me feel my brain expandable.It is my first source of information.It's simple: I trust it as a source. Provides a standard for information.
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Michael Guss Research Analyst Wikimediafoundation.org mguss@wikimedia.org