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 Welcome to '''VassarWiki''', a wiki for the Vassar College community!
-Put simply, a wiki is a collaboratively edited website.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</ref> While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encyclopedia and more: an open space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize information.  We hope to build a persistent institutional memory and bridge otherwise isolated corners of our campus.
+A wiki is a website that is collaboratively edited and governed by its users.<ref>https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki</ref> While many wikis are encyclopedias, they don't have to be. VassarWiki was created to be an encyclopedia and more: an open space for the Vassar community to collectively share and organize information.
+The goal of VassarWiki is to democratize our information infrastructure, build institutional memory that persists beyond the student turnover cycle, and bridge isolated corners of our community. We each have unique knowledge—we should share it, not keep it trapped in our heads or let it disappear after we leave campus. There are many reasons to help, like to advertise events, memorialize your time here, or raise social/historical consciousness.
 == Getting started ==