User blog comment:A5637/A poll. Re: What people think of the articles on this wiki./@comment-1693968-20140324205258

As Rio has already said, this is a very niche site. There's no one else like us, and that may be due to a lack of importance on our topic. However, since we have no competition, even a small amount of importance can get us miles (or kilometers). I think it's been made clear through the past several months that we're a community wiki, not a content wiki. But that still doesn't negate a need for a current set of informative articles.

I personally find editing enjoyable, and a mindset that what we're doing here is ineffective is really damaging to any amount of entertainment I could receive from editing. While everyone here is a volunteer, and should only edit if they enjoy it, we should also remember that the only reason for editing is for entertainment. There really are people who read this wiki, and when we downplay the importance of the articles, people stop editing. There are other sites than can be just as enjoyable to edit, and if editors feel as if there edits are more meaningful on those other sites, then that's where they're going to edit.

As for a more specific sense, articles being up to date, I think that's even more important. If we're going to have such a large database of information, we need to maintain it. There's hardly any point in having such a nice wiki if all the content is from a year ago. As others have said, outdated information quickly drives people away, especially when there's competition. Fortunately for us, we're in a niche category, so it wouldn't be very difficult to regain readers. My point here is simply that it's no more effective to have outdated articles than it is to have no articles at all. Since we already have the hardest part of the job done, we may as well finish it up, and update all the articles.