User:Joe Apache

All my additions to Wikipedia will be dedicated to obscure but relevant musical artists, films, and literary works. I have an enormous investment in these genres not only because of personal taste, but my research tends to focus on fun yet rarely seen, heard, or read works of art. The reasons for my contributions to Wikipedia include promotion of artistic expressions that I feel need to be referenced, summarized, and understood, creation of a forum in which people can retrieve data concerning alternative artistic forms, and legitimization of Wikipedia in general for being a quick and helpful resource for novice scholars. Although I do not think any encyclopedia should ever be referenced in a piece of scholarly research, I advocate sources like Wikipedia because they provide a fast and helpful starting point upon which a person can generate ideas, ground their research, and obtain necessary background information that will ultimately inspire and influence more profound thought. I am grateful for anyone who reads my posting and for Wikipedia to provide a virtual venue for the retrieval of solid, logical, and useful information. Thank you for your support and time.