I agree completely. Take a look at how ugly and unusable this is: http://test.wikipedia.org/wiki/Be .
I have tweaked the HTML of the page a little; please let me know what you think:
http://www.lionking.org/~timwi/t/wikipedia/article.htm
In short, I've put the TOC in the top-right of the screen. I've changed a few elements that are part of the skin; but that's not a problem, I could use this as an opportunity to overhaul the skin. It seemed rather hackish and weird to me.
Greetings, Timwi