Both Wikipedia and Britannica are used by the general public. Wikipedia is primarily used more by people to answer quick questions and is normally frowned upon in classrooms by teachers and professors alike because the information given on wiki can be changed by anyone who is a member. Britannica is more detailed and researched driven however it is not something that people go to for everyday answers, normally they would go to for projects, research (help included), and other things in this category.
I personally feel that Wikipedia is not going to become more accurate in the next ten years unless they have professionals write the information instead of the general public so that information is not constantly changing because people disagree with what is already posted. Encyclopedia Britannica however might stand the chance of time and become more accurate over the years. The information derived from an encyclopedia is always going to be used by people for research and other information as well.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page
http://www.britannica.com/
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