Encyclopedias vs Wikipedia

I wish entire wikipedia was as informative as this one page.Would be happy to pay for some commercial encyclopedia of that kind and quality.When I was a child I absolutely loved Encarta 96. It fit on a single CD and had enough interactive material. With today’s computing, network and disk possibilities I don’t see any reasons why nowadays there is no single curated source of truth about the world around us.Instead, all the information is spread around the vast amount of resources around

I used to buy encyclopedias too, paper first and later on CD. But let's be honest here, there is no coming back from Wikipedia. The amount of informations on every single subject, the details, the fact that's its extremely dynamic (yes this new Usain Bolt world record is updated faster than than the actually record time), this is incomparable.

Is any company still producing that type of encyclopedia experience? Wikipedia has information / links / pictures, but it doesn’t have that type of immersion.

It's an encyclopedia for god's sake.

In my mind, an encyclopedia is a reference book at the library. I don’t need one and I’ve never paid for one. They’re huge and come in volumes, they’re out of date, slow to use, etc. That doesn't describe your app or the value it provides, right?

Wikipedia thinks it's an encyclopedia, not a search-engine aid or a "who's who"-style directory.

Older encyclopaedias (even MS Encarta) were a joy to simply read. Each article was written with a flair, not just with an objective to dryly impart data. I used to spend hours just reading random articles and following links, getting deeper and deeper into a particular crevice. I really think I have read 90% of the entire 1997 edition.I feel sad for the kids today who have to make do with Wikipedia. It's amazing, no doubt, to have a free, editable, comprehensive source of information on

i.e. wikipedia is an encyclopedia.

Online encyclopedia was very niche when Wikipedia started.

My recollection of Encarta was that it didn't have nearly enough information to satisfy my curiosity. If I wanted to get an explanation that was actually satisfying, I needed to turn to my grandparents' ancient Britannica. I suppose I'm part of a niche market, but if only they actually tried to have more information on the subjects they covered than Wikipedia, instead of just consistent quality...