Larry Sanger
Collaborative peer production has more potential than it does problems. It is still a relatively new phenomenon that is growing rapidly in breadth, depth and reliability. Wikipedia is aware that the collective action process does contain flaws. In a bid to better the site, the creators of Wikipedia are in the process of establishing a new system that resorts to a “'stable' version of each entry…Once an article reaches a specific quality threshold it will be tagged as stable. Further edits will be made to a separate 'live' version that would replace the stable version when deemed to be a significant improvement”(http://www.nature.com/news/2005/051212/full/438900a.html). These sorts of changes will see Wikipedia soon surpass its leather-bound competitor. The potential of collaborative peer production is extraordinary– not only does it unite people across the globe with a common purpose, but it serves as an active educational tool. Projects functioning under the collaborative peer production model will enjoy a longer shelf life, as the open content assures the continuation of work.
