Wikipedia seems very active and thorough today, but what's to ensure that people will continue to update and improve it in the future? Is the current level of activity on it just a passing fancy that people will lose enthusiasm for in time?
Suppose I want to reference a Wikipedia article in a scholarly paper. I would like to be able to reference an article that is:
(a) archival, so that I know future readers of my work will be able to find it, and
(b) authoritative, so that readers will trust the reference.
Is Wikipedia either of these?
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Wikipedia seems very active and thorough today, but what's to ensure that people will continue to update and improve it in the future? Is the current level of activity on it just a passing fancy that people will lose enthusiasm for in time?
Suppose I want to reference a Wikipedia article in a scholarly paper. I would like to be able to reference an article that is: (a) archival, so that I know future readers of my work will be able to find it, and (b) authoritative, so that readers will trust the reference. Is Wikipedia either of these?