Wikipedia:Duty



Editors when debating what should or should not be included in articles often base their arguments on Duty, Safety, or Doing the Right Thing. These debates most often occur on current events.


 * "Because people are illogically killing hogs, we should remove all references to swine from the name of this disease."
 * "Because people may hurt themselves, we should not put this in the article."
 * "Because Ron Paul said it, we need to put it in the article; He is a doctor."

These arguments are based on emotion, a sense of duty, and a false sense of what Wikipedia is for.

Wikipedia's only Duty is to build a great encyclopedia.

Wikipedia is only here to build a great encyclopedia, present well sourced reliable information in a concise NPOV manner, and let the world take it from there.