http://www.economist.com/printedition/di
splaystory.cfm?story_id=10789354
An excerpt:
"Wikipedia is facing an identity crisis...It can
either strive to encompass every aspect of human knowledge,
no matter how trivial; or it can adopt a more stringent
editorial policy and ban articles on trivial subjects, in
the hope that this will enhance its reputation as a
trustworthy and credible reference source. These two
conflicting visions are at the heart of a bitter struggle
inside Wikipedia between 'inclusionists', who believe that
applying strict editorial criteria will dampen contributors'
enthusiasm for the project, and 'deletionists' who argue
that Wikipedia should be more cautious and selective about
its entries."
Bernie Sloan
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