You want to fix this encyclopedia I posted some of the requirements on Wikipedia Review many months ago  For reference I will repost and expand them here   Jimbo Wales has to leave He should turn over the server admin passwords to a professional  responsible IT person who is salaried by the WMF    Said IT professional has to make some major changes to the MediaWiki system currently hosting WP  Changes would include but not be limited to     a BLPs must be heavily restricted and protected or better yet removed entirely     b A proper set of guidelines for editing and administration should be enacted AND ADHERED TO        This would include limitations on the powers of all administrators and requirements for editors to be       personally responsible for whatever they do on the wiki No more IPaddress editing Anyone seeking       to write for WP must apply and be approved NO PERSONS UNDER THE AGE OF  Assume good faith my ass     c ALL administrators must be elected by OPEN BALLOT by the editors whose work they oversee   Most critical to the projects success certain untrustworthy administrators MUST BE REMOVED and  banned from WP PERMANENTLY This would include but not be limited to     FT     Durova     David Gerard     JzG     MONGO     Jayjg     Elonka     Jaakobou     Raul  Either make drastic changes or Wikipedia will continue to decline