Wikipedia vs. Encyclopedia Britannica
This Washington Post article compares Wikipedia to Encyclopedia Britannica and has some information about things Wikipedia is doing to improve its quality. The journalist reports that founder Jimmy Wales mentioned how Wikipedia might do start doing that in the near future.
“The way Wikipedia works now, anything can be edited almost endlessly. Editing could continue, but a new layer would be added that identified certain entry versions as attaining an editorial standard.”
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