IMO, encyclopaedias aren't meant for obscure topics. And any products or services with a focus on curation have to discriminate. Of course the criteria for doing so will probably always be controversial.
I'm a bit confused by this reasoning. I can see space considerations in a paper environment, but not on a wiki. Why wouldn't Wikipedia try to be the home of all knowledge?
I'm looking forward to seeing Infogalactic give Wikipedia a run for its money!
Request an account?!? What an exclusionary language. How did I find that out? Because I tried to make a tiny edit. Then found out I need an account. Then that I need to 'request' account. Yeah, no, infogalactic just lost me forever.
A very nice example of barriers to participation in action.
>Infogalactic has the right to block or ban any user for any reason whatsoever.
Even more totalitarian language... infogalactic seems to be less inclusive & open than wikipedia today.