Wikipedia / Britannica

In ten years I truly do believe that Wikipedia will be more accurate than Britannica. I even read a few years ago that Wikipedia already had more correct information on it than Britannica according to some report Google put forth. Even in this class a lot of the sources we read for these blogs are from Wikipedia. And as the audio file from npr.org stated, a lot of journalists and scholars use wikipedia as a primary source, but never admit to it. To be honest, I have gone to wikipedia and read an article searching for answers I needed, found them, and cited the website from which Wikipedia said the information came from; and I'm many others have done the same.

But as far as Wikipedia replacing Britannica goes, I doubt that will ever happen. Sure I believe Wikipedia will be better and more accurate, but there will always be those purists out there who will deny it as a reputable source, and will require students and journalists alike to collect their information from elsewhere. Another interesting point is the Britannica is a ".com" site, where as Wikipedia is a ".org" site. In the past I have been told, when doing research, to never cite a ".com" site, and only to use ".net, .org, or .edu"... So it'll be interesting to see where this goes in the next ten years.