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Journal solune's Journal: Cashing in on Wikipedia

You know, the more I think about wikipedia the more I think it could easily be paid for by the likes of Brittanica, etc.
"Verified Pages"
Duplicate Entries in the Wikipedia that are checked by professionals then "frozen". The "Edit" buttons are either grayed out or point to the latest 'unverified' update.
Content providers--Those that do edit pages 'upward,' improving accuracy, can 'sign up' where their work is tracked (anonymously, if they wish). Those who 'score high' in accuracy, and wish to try their hand at professional quality control, can sell edited articles of their interests to verified content providers.
Perhaps they could click on the afore mentioned "Verified Content Provider's" edit button and be directed to an affiliated account where their work can be tracked by the company. Their work is 'free content, with weight' until frozen, creating 'paid, guaranteed content.'
The Verified Content Provider gets competitive market where the writing and editing jobs go to those that prove their mettle, lowering their production costs while raising quality.
Those in all educational pursuits, professionals, enthusiasts, students and teachers, benefit from a system that helps raise the bar in quality information.
Is this doable? Am I covering old ground, or is this the elephant in the room?
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