[arjie]

I remember people talking about how it would be inaccurate and full of nonsense because people would just put in whatever they wanted. Britannica would be the source of wisdom, and Wikipedia would be from the masses, full of errors. This was in 2002 or so.

[ambicapter]

I can confirm I heard this sentiment echoed back then and I'm pretty sure that this is what the article title is referring to. That nobody here remembers this point of view surprises me, frankly.