I'm starting to think, more and more, that a "reader mode" and an "editor mode" separation would be a good thing for Wikipedia.
Basically: If not logged in as a user, people see the "reader mode" view- less edit-specific stuff on the page. (The interface really is a bit daunting for people just trying to read articles.) Probably wouldn't display red links, no section-edit links, etc. Still keep the "edit this page" link, which prompts for login, then sends on to edit of that page... the "reader mode" would display stable by default with a prominent link to the current "draft" version (I really like that suggestion of calling it a "draft"- it's exactly the right description.). I could see a change in the format of Image: pages for this, too- they look a bit... internal right now, and throw some people off.
If logged in, they get "editor mode" view, the full thing. They'd see current version by default. (Though user-preferences should allow them to switch that back, of course.)
Of course, the second organization taking care of Wikipedia publication idea is a very good one as well. In that case, they'd handle "reader mode" for the most part, and core-Wikipedia would be pretty much strictly an editing project.
-- Jake Nelson