“But eventually the buzz about Wikipedia will subside, people will come to understand the shortcomings and limitations of a reference work that anyone can write and change, and it will take its place among all the other sources of information,” says Panelas. “There’s room for many of them, and most have something to contribute to people’s need for knowledge and information.”
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“But eventually the buzz about Wikipedia will subside, people will come to understand the shortcomings and limitations of a reference work that anyone can write and change, and it will take its place among all the other sources of information,” says Panelas. “There’s room for many of them, and most have something to contribute to people’s need for knowledge and information.”