Wikipedia Critics are Missing the Boat

There seems to be some back and forth between Dubner and Levitt over at the Freakonomics Blog regarding Wikipedia.

Dubner says it's inaccurate. Levitt says there is a ton of information on the Power Rangers.

And that's why the traditional critique of Wikipedia and other similar endeavors truly fails: when you compare the information in the Wikipedia to The Encyclopedia Britannica on, say, African Elephants, Wikipedia surely loses.

Now go look up "Power Rangers" in both. Who wins? Look up the Daily Show and see a list of every guest who was on the program and what date they were on! WOW! Who wins that one?

The Wikipedia is the embodiment of the long tail. The depth of information available is truly astounding. The traditional Encyclopedia will remain the encyclopedia on record for anything or anybody they deem fit to allow in the books. As for the other 99.9% of knowledge and information, Wikipedia will remain supreme.