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| '''Dale Hollis Hoiberg''' is a ] and has been the Editor-in-chief of the '']'' since 1997.<ref> July 21, 2005</ref> In 2006, he had a brief debate with Jimmy Wales about the future viability of Britannica.<ref> September 12, 2006</ref> | '''Dale Hollis Hoiberg''' is a ] and has been the Editor-in-chief of the '']'' since 1997, after succeeding ].<ref> July 21, 2005</ref> In 2006, he had a brief debate with Jimmy Wales about the future viability of Britannica.<ref> September 12, 2006</ref> | ||
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Dale Hollis Hoiberg is a sinologist and has been the Editor-in-chief of the Encyclopædia Britannica since 1997, after succeeding Robert McHenry. In 2006, he had a brief debate with Jimmy Wales about the future viability of Britannica.
I can only assume Mr. Wales is being ironic when he says Britannica would have a hard time attracting the kind of talent that Misplaced Pages has. Britannica has published more than a hundred Nobel Prize winners and thousands of other well-known experts and scholars. Contrary to Misplaced Pages, Britannica's contributor base is transparent and not anonymous.
Notes
- Hoiberg names some of the new 15-person board's members "some of the smartest people on Earth" July 21, 2005
- Will Misplaced Pages Mean the End Of Traditional Encyclopedias? September 12, 2006
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