Assessing Wikipedia, Wiki-Style, on Its 10th Anniversary  This
article was produced under a loose interpretation of Wikipedia's
collaborative principles. Where indicated, it was rewritten,
corrected, and commented upon by outside participants.  It's
easy to forget, but 10 years ago it took serious effort to find
decent information on the Internet. Searching the Web was like
picking through a vast antique shop: There was the occasional
find, and a lot of secondhand junk.  Interested in Russian-made
Tupolev airplanes? An obsessive hobbyist had a home page about
them. Someone mentioned Volapük at a party? There was a
university site with shards of information about the little-
known language invented in the 19th century (not to be confused
with the French avant-garde rock band of the same name). Then in
1999 came a simple idea from a search engine entrepreneur named
Jimmy Wales: a free encyclopedia written by experts donating
their time to draft articles and conduct peer review. The
content would be copyable and