I would recommend reading this article, and in particular follow the links to wikipedia discussions. While I have long believed Wikipedia is too cliquey, and b

I would recommend reading this article, and in particular follow the links to wikipedia discussions. While I have long believed Wikipedia is too cliquey, and been annoyed that things like C++ articles are wrong, this shows the problems run much deeper, and are much more serious than I realised. The rules lawyers now rule wikipedia, and their biggest concern is their own self-preservation.