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Pure sour grapes. Wikipedia does not need more elitism and douchebaggery than it already has. The experiment is a success because of its pluralistic foundation,
by calydon 15y ago
Pure sour grapes. Wikipedia does not need more elitism and douchebaggery than it already has. The experiment is a success because of its pluralistic foundation, but 'top editors' (academics) keep forgetting this and attempting to turn Wikipedia into a 'real' encyclopedia. It isn't nor will it ever be. It's a repository of facts, opinions, lies, and yes, some vandalism. In other words, a snapshot of the state of the internet, maybe even more than that.
The main problems with Wikipedia from my outsider perspective:
1. Lack of a viable long-term business model. Begware will never flourish.
2. Lack of an efficient impartial mechanized/algorithmic resolution system.
3. Lack of expert business leadership - see #1.