„Zero information is preferred to misleading or false information [...] should be removed, aggressively, unless it can be sourced.“

– Jimmy Wales

„Um Experten zum Mitwirken und Bleiben zu bewegen, darf nur wenig Geduld für diejenigen aufgebracht werden, die die Ziele der Wikipedia nicht verstehen [...]. Eine weniger nachsichtige Haltung gegen Störungen würde das Projekt wesentlich freundlicher, einladender und offener für die große Mehrheit der intelligenten, wohlgesinnten Menschen im Internet machen.“

– Larry Sanger

Continue

• to be open and warmly welcoming, not insular,
• to be focused singlemindedly on writing an encyclopedia, not on Usenet-style debate,
• to recognize and praise the best work, work that is detailed, factual, well-informed, and well-referenced,
• to work to understand what neutrality requires and why it is so essential to and good for this project,
• to treat your fellow productive, well-meaning members of Wikipedia with respect and good will,
• to attract and honor good people who know a lot and can write about it well, and
• to show the door to trolls, vandals, and wiki-anarchists, who if permitted would waste your time and create a poisonous atmosphere here.

– Larry Sanger, 2002

„Gentlemen, this is no humbug!“

– John Collins Warren