Wikipedia:Don't be evil
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The Wikipedia would work a lot better if people weren't evil.
If people don't vandalise, RC patrollers could work more on expanding the encyclopedia. If people don't get into lame edit wars and don't breach the 3-revert rule, fewer people would be blocked and they would be able to further edit the encyclopedia. If people follow civil, everyone will be happier and fewer people would leave the Wikipedia; hence expanding it further.
Remember still to be bold, and when necessary ignore all rules.
Put very simply: Being good, not evil, helps the Wikipedia expand.