Attempts to examine the pros and cons of Wikipedia. Plus, comparisons to previous similar projects.

Wikipedia founder responds to a dozen highly moderated questions.

Lovely forum discussion.

Provides a critical review of Wikipedia.

Robert McHenry, former Editor in Chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica, wonders about the Wikipedian assumptions that writings and editings by contributors of greatest expertise will survive and that articles will eventually reach a very high degree of...

Offers excerpts from previous articles written on open source projects, and offers arguments that support it.

Commentary by Andrew Orlowski. "Our jibe that the Wikipedia is the world's most useless encyclopedia drew precisely two angry responses. But both illustrate the condition perfectly."

Opinion article by Andrew Orlowski suggesting that Wikipedia has a long way to go before it's a stand-in for libraries and scholarly publications.

Criticisms of Wikipedia and of arguments used by its admirers in an article by Andrew Orlowski.

Overview of Wikipedia's growth, quality, and editing process.