From: wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org [mailto:wikien-l-bounces@Wikipedia.org] On Behalf Of Jimmy Wales
The proper role is what Tony describes here -- you use the encyclopedia to get started, to get an overview, and *then* you do your homework, and hopefully a lot more effectively than you would if you took a random stab at the library catalogue.
Google is the catalogue, but we are the guidebook.
Peter (Skyring)