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Is Wikipedia Failing?
An anonymous reader writes "A growing number of people are concerned about where Wikipedia is heading. Some have left Wikipedia for Citizendium, while others are trying to change the culture of Wikipedia from within. A recent essay called Wikipedia is failing points out many of the problems which must be solved with Wikipedia for it to succeed in its aim of becoming a reputable, reliable reference work. How would you go about solving these problems?"
Ok, that was it for me. Just to view articles, you have to be logged in at citizendium. What kind of messed up mindset do you need in the year of 2005/6 to make such an idiotic decision? Are they not aware that just about any web project is more successful, the lower the entry barrier is? I understand that they want some barrier for editing, but for viewing???
It might have been a nice idea.