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It's probably not controversial to say that Wikipedia is the "best" encyclopedia.

What differences between Wikipedia and OSM do you think prevent OSM from becoming the best map?

One of the fundamental reasons Wikipedia works well is there's no profit in changing what an article says. Any time there is a motivation, the system falls apart and the article has to be protected and actively monitored.

There is plenty of profit in Wikipedia editing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conflict-of-interest_editing_o...

How exactly would you go about basing a map on secondary and tertiary sources?

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