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Old 02-27-2010, 01:03 PM   #19
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Originally Posted by HarryT View Post
Yes, of course, and that's the point. Wikipedia is fine for the great majority of people. But if you're a "serious" researcher, Britannica is worth paying for. It's not about "popularity", it's about filling the needs of a specialist market.
Totally agrees with my theory... there is a smaller group of people that want quality articles rather than those that are just looking for general info... for example, Wikipedia was great for me to read the rules of curling.

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