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 | This page in a nutshell: We are absolutely here to right great wrongs, and we do so through our commitment to neutrality—not as a passive state, but as an active, deliberate practice. |
Wikipedians work to empower people everywhere to access knowledge, to participate in its creation, and to share it freely. Neutrality is the cornerstone of Wikipedia’s mission, but neutrality is not merely about avoiding bias in our articles:
- Neutrality is about creating a platform that is neutral in scope, inclusive in coverage, and equitable in the opportunities it offers to contributors. Neutrality means striving for balance in the the stories we tell and the voices we amplify.
- When we avoid addressing the wrongs that have shaped societies and communities, we are not neutral—we are complicit.
- True neutrality is neither passive nor indifferent. It is an active commitment to providing an inclusive portrayal of the world, which involves addressing the wrongs that have shaped our history and continue to influence our present.
With our mission comes great responsibility—to actively engage in righting great wrongs—and doing so marks not a departure from neutrality but rather its fulfillment.