Puddl Duk wrote
We've been the media's little
darling for a long time, not because we are great, but because Wikipedia works _at all_. The media honeymoon won't last forever.
Yes, they could build us up just to knock us down, in classic style. But at least everyone would know about WP.
Lest I sound too harsh, remember that the OED, also written with the
help of volunteers, took over fifty years to fully publish.
Yes, but the bulk of the slips (submissions) came in during five years. About where we are now?
Charles