Thing 10 Wikimedia

To complete this 'Thing' I completed  the Wikipedia  adventure and explored Wikimedia. I have a much better  understanding  of what Wikipedia  is and how it works. Before  completing this task I was highly sceptical of the reliability of the content. I would need more time before I would feel  confident about editing or adding content.

Wikipedia has been  very  useful to me sourcing content to use in material that doesn't infringe copyright

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