[WikiEN-l] Re: Taking your eyes off the ball

Mon Oct 3 01:58:42 UTC 2005

Tony Sidaway wrote:

>so much of the best that Wikipedia has to offer
>comprises mediocrely written articles that tell you pretty much what you
>need to know, and generally do it in less than a screenful of information
>and without pointless fripperies such as pictures.
>  
>
That seems to me a rather limited view of Wikipedia's strengths and 
potential. You might as well say we're aspiring to nothing more than 
creating exactly the same stuff you can find on virtually any website on 
the internet.

--Michael Snow