James Governor writes poetically about Wikipedia's magic, referencing the ongoing Wikipedia debate (don't tell me you had forgotten the continuing "Wikipedia Debate" echoing through the halls of academia) :
Governor: http://www.redmonk.com/jgovernor/archives/000536.html Shirky: http://tinyurl.com/6l5bx Boyd: http://www.corante.com/many/archives/2005/03/06/situating_wikipedia.php
(Andrew Lih and Jamesday get in some good comments on the Corante pieces)
--SJ
PS. While on the subject of good articles about Wikipedia, I should also mention Simon Waldman's incisive acclaim for Wikinews (in contrast with bloggers) http://www.editorsweblog.org/2005/02/wikinews_vs_blo.html and the related interview that site did with Jimbo the week previous http://www.editorsweblog.org/2005/02/jimmy_wales_to_.html .