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 aspectencyclopediafree Change image and share on social
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 challengecurrenteventually Change image and share on social
I don't come down on any simple place as a deletionist or a completionist. Jimmy Wales completionistdeletionistplace Change image and share on social
People do fun and interesting things because they're fun and interesting. Jimmy Wales funinterestpeople Change image and share on social
You shouldn't use anything as the sole source for anything, in my view. Jimmy Wales solesourceview Change image and share on social
Mostly, I try to take a rational approach to life. Jimmy Wales approachliferational Change image and share on social
The Supreme Court has held that code is speech. And it doesn't matter that it's done on a computer or done face to face or done in a newspaper, reporting the facts of the world is protected speech. Jimmy Wales codecomputercourt Change image and share on social
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 affectbigcreate share on social
I think that reality exists and that it's knowable. Jimmy Wales existknowablereality Change image and share on social
My view is that good community management is like having good municipal government: You should be able to have dissenting opinions and so on, freedom of speech, but your grandmother should also be able to walk down the street at night without having to worry about getting mugged. Jimmy Wales communitydissentfreedom share on social
