The Open Encyclopedia

The Open Encyclopedia is built on the idea of open content, a concept first introduced by WikiAlpha.

Open content is similar to open source in programming. Just as anyone can view, modify, and improve open-source code, open content allows anyone to create, edit, review, and expand knowledge freely. There are no closed gates. Knowledge grows through participation.

Unlike traditional encyclopedias that restrict what can be published, open content follows broad and flexible standards. The focus is on documentation, transparency, and exploration rather than strict notability rules.

On platforms like WikiAlpha, open content includes:

• Original research
• News and current events
• Unpublished scientific and academic articles
• Journal-style writings
• Pages documenting physical or virtual phenomena

This approach encourages early ideas, emerging topics, and experimental knowledge to be recorded instead of ignored. The Open Encyclopedia exists to preserve information that may not yet fit into conventional systems but still holds value.

At its core, The Open Encyclopedia believes knowledge should be open, editable, and shared by everyone—not owned by a few.