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== The Aims of Wikipedia Review ==

== The Aims of Wikipedia Review ==

The aims of Wikipedia Review were never clearly articulated, agreed-upon, or posted as a Mission Statement that everyone understood and subscribed to.  Here is the [http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?s=&showtopic=18961&view=findpost&p=111131 most succinct statement of the aims of W-R] that Somey ever posted:

The aims of Wikipedia Review were never clearly articulated, agreed-upon, or posted as a Mission Statement that everyone understood and subscribed to.  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 one of the moderators, which appeared only briefly, when the site was down for a few days<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>