The Moving Finger writes: and, having writ, Moves on: nor all thy Piety nor Wit Shall lure it back to cancel half a Line, Nor all thy Tears wash out a Word of it.
I consider myself to be something of an inclusionist — that is, I generally prefer for low-quality articles to be improved rather than deleted. This results in a greater number of high-quality articles for Wikipedia. I also feel that obscure subjects should be covered, provided that articles about them are useful, informative, and neutral. We are effectively free of the space constraints of traditional encyclopedias, and we should be playing to our strengths in that respect. ("borrowed" from user:Factitious)
The motto of the AIW is conservata veritate, which translates to "with the preserved truth". This motto reflects the inclusionist desire to change Wikipedia only when no knowledge would be lost as a result.
Quotes
Be honest with me, but don't be mean to me. Don't misrepresent my views for your own political ends. And I'll treat you the same way.--User:Jimbo Wales
Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing. --User:Jimbo Wales, July 2004
Ad Astra Per Alia Porci (To the Stars on the Wings of a Pig) -- John Steinbeck's personal motto
It seems to me that if you or I must choose between two courses of thought or action, we should remember our dying and try so to live that our death brings no pleasure on the world -- John Steinbeck, East of Eden
Hier steh' ich, ich kann nicht anders (Here I stand, I can do no other) -- Martin Luther
