Is it the end of Wikipedia?
Written on November 7, 2009
This is a subtitle of my essay about Wikipedia’s past, present, and future in Boston Review. Here’s a teaser:
Wikipedia’s current troubles may be the products of its remarkable success. In just a few years, it has become the go-to source for a first-cut at any topic. That has raised public expectations about coverage: people now expect important topics to be covered, and they expect the coverage to be good (as judged by experts). At least in its current shape, however, the Wikipedia model is having trouble meeting those demands. It needs a major upgrade, and the Wikipedia community has brought in management consultants to help figure out how to move forward.
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