On 1/11/11, Wikipedia turned 10 years old. While questions about the online encyclopedia's biases and accuracy remain, it stands as a prime example of the fundamental promise of the World Wide Web: that people from all over the world can cooperate to create something wonderful and new.
I don't know about you, but I use Wikipedia frequently, to answer debates among my friends, learn more about a topic of personal interest, or kickstart research for school or work. I remember the days of multi-volume encyclopedias and even card catalogs and I am ever grateful for how easy it is to use Wikipedia instead. Yes, I still have qualms about its accuracy, but as its organizers note, it's getting better everyday. And the fact that it's all open-source and almost entirely voluntary makes it truly marvelous.
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