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  2. Wikipedia:Purpose - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia has a lofty goal: "a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge." [1]Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by acting as a widely accessible and free encyclopedia; a comprehensive written compendium that contains information on all branches of knowledge.

  3. Wikipedia:About - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia that anyone can edit, and millions already have. Wikipedia's purpose is to benefit readers by presenting information on all branches of knowledge. Hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation, Wikipedia consists of freely editable content, with articles that often contain numerous links guiding readers to more ...

  4. Application essay - Wikipedia

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    A statement of purpose is a formal essay that outlines an applicant's career goals and reasons for choosing a specific field of study or program. It often includes a tentative research plan and highlights relevant experience and accomplishments. A personal statement, on the other hand, is more personal and introspective.

  5. Wikipedia:Prime objective - Wikipedia

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    As an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is intended to help provide free access to that knowledge, and be a start in the effort to bring about a world in which all knowledge is freely available to everyone. How? Being an encyclopedia, Wikipedia is a highly useful summary of the world's knowledge. As such, it provides specialized jargon which readers may ...

  6. Wikipedia talk:Purpose - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia aims to be a neutral compilation of verifiable, established facts. Wikipedia:Conflict of interest. The aim of Wikipedia is to produce a neutral, reliably sourced encyclopedia. Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not. Wikipedia is an online encyclopedia, a high-quality encyclopedia. Wikipedia:Libel.

  7. Wikipedia - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia [c] is a free-content online encyclopedia written and maintained by a community of volunteers, known as Wikipedians, through open collaboration and the wiki software MediaWiki.

  8. Wikipedia:Core content policies - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia:Purpose – describes Wikipedia's motive for being by its founders. Notes and references ^ Wikipedia's co-founder, Jimmy Wales, has described the original research policy as originating "primarily as a practical means to deal with physics cranks, of which of course there are a number on the web.

  9. Wikipedia:Wikipedia in brief - Wikipedia

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    Wikipedia:Purpose – Describes Wikipedia's motive for being. Wikipedia:Here to build an encyclopedia – About how Wikipedians are here to build an encyclopedia, i.e., a neutral public reference work on certain topics. Wikipedia:Five pillars – The fundamental principles of Wikipedia summarized in five "pillars".