Is Wikipedia Credible?

gsandler writes Here is a thoughtful examination from the New York Times of Wikipedia‘s credibility by historian Randall Stross. "WIKIPEDIA, the free online encyclopedia, currently serves up the following: Five billion pages a month. More than 120 languages. In excess of one million English-language articles. And a single nagging epistemological question: Can an article be judged as credible without knowing its author? Wikipedia says yes, but I am unconvinced." (The New York Times web site requires registration.)”