Are there now more than a Britannica worth of Britannica-quality articles on Wikipedia?
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No. Britannica articles are distinguished by completeness and organization. Wikipedia is distinguished by breadth. Hardly any W. articles that I have encountered are Britannica class.
But I had to go to Wikipedia to find out what you meant by UX in the previous post.
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