[siliconunit]

absolutely agree, probably the worst general category in wikipedia, feels very much Bourbakian, extreme rigor and nothing else. Worst way to teach/introduce math imho.

[agumonkey]

Funny, I thought I was the only one feeling this way. Wikipedia converged toward generic / dry textbook.

And reading old books, or even encyclopedia, there was a clear human element.. a semi cohesive narrative that made discovery a lot better.

Maybe for people who already know enough, wikipedia can be a good source of extension.

[madcaptenor]

I agree. Wikipedia is supposed to be an encyclopedia, which explains some of that, but you can be encylclopedic without being Bourbakist.

It's great as a reference, though.