![I don't really agree that most academics frown when they hear Wikipedia. Most academics I find quite passionate about the concept of Wikipedia and like it quite a bit. [...] The number of academics who really really don't like Wikipedia is really quite small and we find that they get reported on in the media far out of proportion to the amount they actually exist.](/assets/img/quote-photos/i-dont-really-agree-that-most-academics-frown-when-they-hear-wikipedia-most-aca.jpg)
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