User:SebastienPac

I'd like to live in a world, someday, in which all that we know is free. So I figure I should contribute the little I know - at least some of what I know - and do my part!

ABOUT ME

I'm a 21 year old student at the University of Ottawa. I study International Development and Globalisation. It's an interesting field. But I'll probably switch to pedagogy for my Masters. We have a pretty good system of education in the West, but I think we can do a lot better! One way of doing that is by making learning accessible, of a high standard and free!

In terms of Wikipedia, I, like many users, have been a life-long user. I know a lot people learn from Wikipedia. The News does too and they keep commenting on how "unreliable" it is. A lot of Wikipedia is above the Encyclopedia Britanica (considered the gold standard), so I find that annoying! It definitely covers more.

I attended Wikimania last year in Montreal. It was great! I didn't even know it how big a deal it was until I got there and found out it only took place once a year in a different place all over the world. I wanted to shake Jimmy Whales' hand, but did not want to disturb him. I regret that! I should have said hi. Oh well.

I almost never read without a pen (even fiction!). I take notes and think about what it is I'm reading. So it's very slow, but it helps me learn. I frequently share my class notes, when I attend and do my readings, with whomever I like. I don't care if they share my notes with others. I'd rather they not pretend they don't. I don't have a problem with it... I'm actually happy they do, I want everyone to do well. That's kind of the point! If they've improved because of my note-taking (which is more important than what grade I think they receive), then all.the.better!

I have found that everyone likes to learn. That is to say, everyone likes to learn. I like sharing what I know with my friends and family, so why not share it on Wikipedia too! Only a very small percentage of Wikipedia's editors have generated the overwhelming majority of its content. We all know something. So let us all share something too!

So far, I have only contributed to Simple Wikipedia. My WikiSchedule will probably look like 1 or 2 contributions per week. Sometimes just one or two sentences. Sometimes just some sourcing. But mostly, I try to add something "significant".

I am a massive fan of Tesla (the company), Elon Musk, Roger Federer and Wikipedia. I also like Carl Jung, Friedrich Nietzsche, Abraham Maslow and Thomas Sowell (an Economist).