User:Supasheep

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Although I have supported wikipedia for some time, my reasons remained unclear (even for me) until I had the following experience.

I was in an internet cafe in the city of Kumasi, Ghana in the summer of 2006. I noticed the man beside me was reading an article on wikipedia. I realized that he could, for 7000 cedis an hour (about CDN $1.00/hr), easily access the information of the world. Wikipedia embodies one of the most powerful concepts to arise from the internet; free knowledge.

Personally, I am a Engineering Physicist who recently graduated from Queen's University, and am presently pursuing a Master's in the field of ultrafast laser photonics. I enjoy swing dancing, musical theatre, history, canoeing, and a cappella music . Hailing from Port Colborne, Ontario, I've acquired a distinct appreciation for the small town life.

I have worked on articles ranging from the MAPLE reactor to Napoleonic history, but primarily work to clean up poorly-written or erroneous articles. I humbly submit my small contributions to Wikipedia and thereby the public domain.