> I think the big problem with Wikipedia's design is that it caters to too many audiences with disparate needs using the same interface, both reading and naviga

> I think the big problem with Wikipedia's design is that it caters to too many audiences with disparate needs using the same interface, both reading and navigating and cross-referencing and editing. > I think perhaps having multiple views for different needs would be a way forward. I think what this thread is missing is that Encarta and Wikipedia are vastly different products. If Wikipedia had multiple views for different needs it would literally die, because it's community edited. If its UI encouraged staying withing a narrow lane, then it would have even more problems with getting readers to cross over to being editors.