Re:Editorial control (Score 1)

Regardless of whether or not Wikipedia is the most accurate source of information, it brings with it a powerful concept: the information it contains is not controlled by experts, corporations, governments, or any other entity (well-meaning or otherwise). There is no doubt a value to having experts, especially in a society that becomes more and more complex as it grows. We can't know everything so we trust others to know for us. But on the other hand, when we trust the experts, and not ourselves, we lose touch with the world around us. By allowing anyone to contribute -- and in doing so allowing anyone to be the "expert " -- Wikipedia might just return a little bit of power to those who could never match the expert's status. To me the fact that people are afraid of what Wikipedia can do to our knowledge of the world speaks volumes. This is a sea change in the idea of how knowledge is gathered and shared.