Interestingly, Daily Tech's story, for
any who bother to track these things
down, has a Jimmy Wales quote that pretty
much sums up what Wiki's underlying
problem is, and identifies why you Inkies have such a bug up the butt about it:
"this was a breaking news story and we want people to be able to participate..."

Basically, Wales doesn't understand that NewsPapers and Encyclopedias have evolved as distinct entities for functional reasons. If he was a
priest he'd be tellin' us we don't need any more than one book for reading.

~D

It's always the risk, when - instead of running any original content of your own - you just quote some article you read on a website, about an article someone else read, on a website about something that was happening on some websi - oh wait!

TFA has undergone a major rewrite. ROFL.

Britannica never thought that an open source product like Wikipedia would seriously challenge the credibility of its brand. They were wrong and Encyclopaedia Britannica's staff seriously misread the global market. They are now very concerned about the widespread use of a free Wikipedia vs their paid subscription model From a corporate and financial perspective, Encyclopaedia Britannica is in serious trouble.

It will be interesting to see if Encyclopaedia Britannica survives, but recent indications do not look good. It is the combination of a) the success of Wikipedia and b) improved search engines that has put financial pressure on Encyclopedia Britannica over recent years. Many libraries, schools & individuals are questioning the need to pay for sets of expensive books, or to subscribe to Encyclopaedia Britannica Online, when the content is free on the internet, and often much more comprehensive.

The flames burn brightest here but isn't antisemitism a bit much.

Shouldn't you be concentrating on becoming a Canuck boxer? Slowly changing dimensions should be left to the British Museum.

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