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.
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The beauty of a forum like this is free speech. But we also promote a neutral point of view.
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No, we don't pay for publicity, never have and most likely never will it hasn't been necessary, and I don't see that it will be necessary.
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