Britannica Attacks - Nature Returns Fire

An anonymous reader writes "Just in case you missed it, Nature has replied to Britannica's criticism of the Nature Britannica-Wikipedia comparison. I think it is fair to say Nature is not sympathetic to Britannica's complaints." The original piece regarding the accuracy comparison, along with the response from Britannica.

Comments

Um, what?

[KDR_11k]

Did Britain reestablish the Empire, increase their greenhouse gas production and get wiped out by a natural desaster? Are two hacker groups accusing each other? Is this some Ultima fan-fiction? What the hell is this story about?

Average_Joe_Sixpack's Test

[Average_Joe_Sixpack]

Which is the better resource? Let's see:

Star Wars Christmas Special .... Wiki yes, Brit No
History of Robocop ............. Wiki yes, Brit No
Doctor Who ..................... Wiki yes, Brit yes
Dr Who, info on the 3rd Doc contracting radiation poisoning on the planet Metebelis 3. Wiki yes, Brit no

Re:The original comparison article

[jokestress]

Here's my favorite comparison:

Wikipedia on Britannica

vs.

Britannica on Wikipedia

Re:It boils down to this

[KDR_11k]

Now all Wikipedia needs to do is to put the words "Don't Panic!" in large, friendly letters on the cover and they are going to completely trash Britannica.