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I have always viewed the mission of Wikipedia to be much bigger than just creating a killer website. We're doing that of course, and having a lot of fun doing it, but a big part of what motivates us is our larger mission to affect the world in a positive way. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#always #big #bigger #course #creating

I don't come down on any simple place as a deletionist or a completionist. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#come #down #i #place #simple

I don't worry. It's just not in my nature, really. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#just #nature #really #worry

I still believe there is a need to open up search and it will come eventually. It is very important to challenge the current models. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#challenge #come #current #eventually #i

I think that reality exists and that it's knowable. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#i #i think #knowable #reality #think

If I had some information, the last thing I would ever do with it is send it to Wikileaks. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#had #i #information #last #send

If you see a blatant error or misconception about yourself, you really want to set it straight. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#blatant #error #misconception #really #see

One of the ways that Microsoft beat Apple way back in the day was that they were a lot more open; today, in the world I come from, the free software and open-source world, Microsoft is not generally viewed as open; they're viewed as proprietary. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#back #beat #come #day #free

He can't decide whether to leave his visor half open or half closed. ↗

— Murray Walker

#decide #half #his #leave #open

People take issue with individual aspects of Wikipedia all the time. But it's kind of hard to hate the general idea of a free encyclopedia. It's like hating kittens. ↗

— Jimmy Wales

#encyclopedia #free #general #hard #hate