As it continues to mature there will continue to be a decline. After all, once every little town on, for example, the Atherton Tablelands, has its own article, what is left to do there? (Other than fanboys and girls writing articles about whatever it is that takes up their time.)

And if the global financial crisis truly bites into Wikipedia, and the entire thing is threatened, you might just find that the debate they’ve been having about advertising will take a different turn.