Dr. Poduvan is a 75-year old farmer from Tamil Nadu and Wikipedian. He captures everything I love about Wikipedia in a few sentences:<\/p>\n
When I purchased my first computer in 2005, just using the mouse was difficult because my hands shake. But by 2009 I had discovered Wikipedia. One day, I created an article about ancient Indian poets. I added about 30 of their names to the page and then I went to sleep. The next morning, I found 473 names on the page. That<\/strong> is what makes Wikipedia work!<\/a><\/em>\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
So it is. Please remember to contribute<\/a> to Wikipedia, one list<\/a> and article<\/a> at a time. (in Hindi<\/a> · in Tamil<\/a><\/em>)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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