維基百科:目的

維基百科的目的是讓讀者在使用中獲益，建立一個全面的，包含所有學科及分支學科的，建立在五大支柱上的百科全書。

維基百科有一個崇高的目標：全面收集世界上所有的知識。

“ Indeed, the purpose of an encyclopedia is to collect knowledge disseminated around the globe; to set forth its general system to the men with whom we live, and transmit it to those who will come after us, so that the work of preceding centuries will not become useless to the centuries to come; and so that our offspring, becoming better instructed, will at the same time become more virtuous and happy, and that we should not die without having rendered a service to the human race.—Diderot ”

維基百科將建立一個最全面的、包含全部知識的、最能被廣泛使用的百科全書。

“ Our goal with Wikipedia is to create a free encyclopedia; indeed, the largest encyclopedia in history, both in terms of breadth and in terms of depth. We also want Wikipedia to be a reliable resource.—Larry Sanger ”

“ Imagine a world in which every single person on the planet is given free access to the sum of all human knowledge. That's what we're doing.—Jimbo Wales ”