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Writer. Teacher. PhD Candidate @Harvard studying incarceration, education, & inequality. Author of Counting Descent.

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    Clint Smith‏Verified account @ClintSmithIII 28 Dec 2018

    the end of the year has me reflecting on things i take for granted & in that spirit i wanna say shout out to wikipedia sure it's not perfect but where else can you start reading about black bean guacamole & 15min later be directed to reading about the fall of the byzantine empire

    7:20 pm - 28 Dec 2018
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      1. Clint Smith‏Verified account @ClintSmithIII 28 Dec 2018

        in all seriousness while it sometimes gets mocked & scoffed at i think wikipedia (as long as you're careful with citations) is one of our greatest recent innovations & has played a huge role in providing access to the type of information that many people otherwise wouldn't have

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      1. nellie! nelli! nelly!‏ @origJAnel 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        That wiki rabbit hole 😳🤯pic.twitter.com/J3TWjarzMY

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      1. Patricia Plunkett‏ @42thecloser 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Its amazing how much they do get right. And even if the articles were more sketchy, the References, Further Reading, & External Link sections are gold.

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      2. Bachscore‏ @masapequaparkng 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        WHY DID IT TAKE 15 MINUTES?!

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      3. This Is My Jam‏ @Marcos_El_Malo 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @masapequaparkng @ClintSmithIII

        He took the medium length way around.

        0 replies . 0 retweets 7 likes
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      2. §ⓐ℞Åℏ‏ @snezeire 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Wikipedia is one of the most underrated resources I know of. People crack jokes about it all the time, but the Wiki crew and dedicated volunteers spend so much time updating, revising, & preventing those with an agenda from assholery.

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      1. lc‏ @lrc905 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Ahh, I love a good Wiki Walk

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      2. M Osborn, not no bot neither‏ @ctll033 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        And they’re doing a fundraising drive, which they’re not bashful about reminding me every time I log on....

        1 reply . 0 retweets 13 likes
      3. Ronald‏ @rgnyeuro 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ctll033 @ClintSmithIII

        Just pay then it will stop

        1 reply . 0 retweets 9 likes
      4. M Osborn, not no bot neither‏ @ctll033 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @rgnyeuro @ClintSmithIII

        Since Twitter uses a different virtual session ID each time you click on a link, without logging in, I don’t think it will stop soon....

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      2. LaFemmeFatale‏ @Pro_Heaux 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Wikipedia is pretty much my go to level setting resource but I'd never be caught dead referencing it as a source. I make up for it by regularly donating money.pic.twitter.com/sKpjbXEMbJ

        1 reply . 0 retweets 32 likes
      3. Matt Stefon‏ @Matt_Stefon 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @Pro_Heaux @ClintSmithIII

        It’s a good signpost reference and does have some very good sources referenced.

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      1. J. Walters‏ @j_infin8te 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        One minute I’m reading up on the 96’ Bulls and 10 minutes later I’m somehow on page discussing the speed of light in a vacuum.

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      1. Tiger Squeakily, Jr‏ @SqueakilyJr 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Donate to Wikipedia today!

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      2. Sarah N. Gatson‏ @SNGSOCI 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        I end up in the Tudors/Ancient Rome, no matter where I start.

        1 reply . 0 retweets 7 likes
      3. GCK ~ Resist‏ @NYC2MTL 29 Dec 2018
        Replying to @SNGSOCI @ClintSmithIII

        This is me but Vikings lol.

        0 replies . 0 retweets 4 likes
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      2. ֍ Đʀ_Ȼħάѻѕ ֎‏ @iam_dr_cha0s 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Ooh, sounds like a new game. How many Wikimedia links between X and Y?

        1 reply . 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Timo Tijhof‏ @TimoTijhof 28 Dec 2018
        Replying to @iam_dr_cha0s @ClintSmithIII

        A fun game indeed! a couple of people actually developed a web app for it. Most recent one being:https://www.sixdegreesofwikipedia.com/ 

        0 replies . 0 retweets 7 likes
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      1. Wikimedia UK‏Verified account @wikimediauk 30 Dec 2018
        Replying to @ClintSmithIII

        Thanks Clint. When you give your product away for free, people tend to undervalued it, so it's nice when people recognise the hard work that thousands of editors put in to it.

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