Content is already hard enough (i.e. nearly impossible) to keep accurate and updated. If all of us wanted to record the tree in our garden... it would be too mu

Content is already hard enough (i.e. nearly impossible) to keep accurate and updated. If all of us wanted to record the tree in our garden... it would be too much noise compared to signal. The "aha" moment with Wikipedia is realising that it is not an archive (which is what some people want). It summarises archives, of course, but the point is to write a compendium of useful knowledge. Where to draw the line is not easy; I think we are too heavy on the notability front. A better way is usually to think "how many people would find this useful or interesting", and if it is a reasonably significant then it is worth writing about. The culture is a monolith and can be hard to break into - I've long moaned about that. Changing that is hard; I don't begrudge people moaning or criticising it, but I suggest that the most constructive approach is to take part and bring some common sense on board :) Just don't get sucked into the politiking and game mongering.