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→‎The Aims of Wikipedia Review: calling it succinct is a bit too positive. This was done by one of the people who hacked the site
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Following Selina and Somey taking control of Wikipedia Review, they used one of the attempts to take the site from them as an excuse to create their own Mission Statement, which was quoted by several people afterwards.  While this generally agrees with the earlier aims, it was not the original aim of the site.   
 
Following Selina and Somey taking control of Wikipedia Review, they used one of the attempts to take the site from them as an excuse to create their own Mission Statement, which was quoted by several people afterwards.  While this generally agrees with the earlier aims, it was not the original aim of the site.   
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Here is the [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=18961&view=findpost&p=111131 most succinct statement of the aims of W-R] posted by Somey, one of the people who had illegally taken control of the site, which appeared only briefly, when the site was down for a few days after a hacking attempt<ref>[http://wc3.worldcrossing.com/webx?14@@.1de35bad]</ref>.
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Here is the [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=18961&view=findpost&p=111131 supposed Mission Statement], posted by Somey, one of the people who had illegally taken control of the site, which appeared only briefly, when the site was down for a few days after a hacking attempt<ref>[http://wc3.worldcrossing.com/webx?14@@.1de35bad]</ref>.
 
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<Font Color="#FF0000"><b>WR: NOT</b></Font><br /><i>Wikipedia Review is not a conspiracy, a team-building exercise, a role-playing game, or an experiment in collusion. It is not meant as a resource or training ground for those who would instill fear and misery in others. It does not exist to corrupt, but to expose corruption; it does not exist to tear down institutions, but to expose the ways in which institutions are torn down; it does not exist to hate, but is meant to expose hate in others. To expose these things is not evil. It is not a monolithic entity, nor the sum of its parts. Like-mindedness does not imply singularity of purpose; respect for the rights of one group does not imply disrespect for the rights of another. It is not intended to be predictable, consistent, or dull.</i><br><br><b>Imagine a world in which human beings are not user accounts, are not programmable, and are not mere words on a display screen. <i>That&#39;s what we&#39;re doing...</i></b></Blockquote></Blockquote></Blockquote></Blockquote>
 
<Font Color="#FF0000"><b>WR: NOT</b></Font><br /><i>Wikipedia Review is not a conspiracy, a team-building exercise, a role-playing game, or an experiment in collusion. It is not meant as a resource or training ground for those who would instill fear and misery in others. It does not exist to corrupt, but to expose corruption; it does not exist to tear down institutions, but to expose the ways in which institutions are torn down; it does not exist to hate, but is meant to expose hate in others. To expose these things is not evil. It is not a monolithic entity, nor the sum of its parts. Like-mindedness does not imply singularity of purpose; respect for the rights of one group does not imply disrespect for the rights of another. It is not intended to be predictable, consistent, or dull.</i><br><br><b>Imagine a world in which human beings are not user accounts, are not programmable, and are not mere words on a display screen. <i>That&#39;s what we&#39;re doing...</i></b></Blockquote></Blockquote></Blockquote></Blockquote>
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