BJörn Lindqvist wrote:
Of course, no way in hell that Wikipedia will do away with the user account concept. It is just to deeply rooted. But thinking about it can give you some insight on flaws in how Wikipedia currently operates. For example, did you know that in some universities professors are not able to see the students names on exams and papers handed in? Why do you think that is and do you think Wikipedia users are in general better than university professors?
When marking exams, it is of paramount importance to be fair to the student who wrote the exam. The quality of the _student_ is the important thing. When compiling an encyclopedia, on the other hand, it is of paramount importance to ensure that the _encyclopedia_ is of good quality. I don't think you can directly compare the two since the goals are so different.