I agree about the purpose of the encyclopedia, but I think only experts are in a position to guide non-experts towards a deeper understanding of a subject. Thi

I agree about the purpose of the encyclopedia, but I think only experts are in a position to guide non-experts towards a deeper understanding of a subject. This is what I see as Wikipedia's basic problem. They need experts to write coherent articles, but they want unbiased content. All experts are biased by their expertise, which leaves Wikipedia in a bind. In practice, biased experts write biased articles. In the best case, they try to be as even-handed as possible, but the worst case devolves into the situation described in the article we're discussing, or the AHP page I mentioned elsewhere in this thread. Edit: to your point about basic information, I think it's going to be difficult finding where to draw the line.