First, they default to the view of the majority of sources.
They do that because their job is to survey the sources.
More importantly, they default to the majority of the sources. They don't adhere to it. Part of the job of editing an encyclopedia is appropriately weighting sources.
The author of this magazine article is in the medium term going to get the Wikipedia article he wants, because the source he ended up creating is more authoritative.
They do that because their job is to survey the sources.
More importantly, they default to the majority of the sources. They don't adhere to it. Part of the job of editing an encyclopedia is appropriately weighting sources.
The author of this magazine article is in the medium term going to get the Wikipedia article he wants, because the source he ended up creating is more authoritative.