Introduction: From a joke to global trust -- Make it personal -- It's in our nature -- "Wikipedia is an encyclopedia!" -- Give to get -- Your mother was right -- The virtue of independence -- Clear as glass -- The bottom line -- A brighter future

"From the founder of Wikipedia, a reflection on the global crisis of credibility and knowledge, revealing "the rules of trust" that transformed Wikipedia from a scrappy experiment into a global utility used by billions of people-and how those rules can help others build things that last"-- Provided by publisher

The Seven Rules of Trust examines the development of Wikipedia as an online collaborative project and considers how trust functions within large, decentralized communities. The book reflects on the platform's growth from an early internet experiment to a widely used global reference resource and discusses the challenges its contributors faced in establishing norms of cooperation, civility, and reliability. Drawing on experiences from Wikipedia's early years, Jimmy Wales explores how trust is formed, maintained, and applied within organizations and public systems, particularly during a period in which confidence in many institutions has declined. The work presents principles intended to support accountability, collaboration, and long-term community building