Wikipedia and britt encyclopedia will always have their place and I think neither will push the other one out of the information race. I use Wikipedia on a regular basis to get my information and find it particularly useful for more current events. even though the information is updated by users but I think that's a good thing. If its continually up datable then it will never be outdated. Wikipedia also has a team of monitors that checks the updated information, so even if the information uploaded is false, it will be caught. This method over time can only be improved. Would I/do I use wikipedia for a research paper or use it for a scholoary journal? No but that doesn't mean that the information inst useful.
The encyclopedia is good for definite historical things like art history or etc because they really dont need to be updated like some things do, so I think both sources will have there purpose. The encyclopedia I feel like will be more trusting than wiki on somethings but the encyclopedia can only stretch so far I feel like. You can find probably the same information on Wikipedia but teachers and such I feel will always find as a more creditable source then wiki.
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