Why not then list britannica.com or encyclopedia.com first? Britannica must be by all standards more reliable than Wikipedia. You cannot get around the fact that Wikipedia gets special treatment from Google.
I would argue that google got more popular thanks to Wikipedia and Wikipedia became widely used thanks to Google.
https://www.britannica.com/event/World-War-II has one pop-up (can be easily blocked) and quality content.
I agree with "I would argue that google got more popular thanks to Wikipedia and Wikipedia became widely used thanks to Google."
No. Free websites are generally more relevant since you don't have to pay any money to view content.
Also it is evident that you know of britannica existence if you have purchased a membership. Why use google to search for articles on a site you subscribe to ?
I still don't understand why you posted this thread ? Whom should do what to fix this ?
It seems you don't see the big picture here. Google artificially positioned Wikipedia in the top just because they liked the project and resonated with their values.
I see and I agree with you 100% on that statement. What I don't see is what was the expectations behind submitting your post. Do you want us to stop using wikipedia now ? Or stop using google ? Should we sign a petition to google to change this ?