I was heavily involved with Wikipedia during the mid-2000s. The truth is, it was a very toxic community back then. (I have no idea if it's better now.) However,

I was heavily involved with Wikipedia during the mid-2000s. The truth is, it was a very toxic community back then. (I have no idea if it's better now.) However, the product itself was (and is) quite good. Even for all the nonsense, it's still a marvel how high the quality of most of the articles is.