Wikipedia as official reference

Wikipedia as official reference: "This morning, when reading the daily newspaper on the commuter train, I read an article that had an extra column with facts. The interesting part was that the author of the article had Wikipedia as reference. This is the first time I have seen such a reference in a serious newspaper and I think it's a very good reference. Wikipedia has managed to build a huge and trusted online encyclopedia, which I find really nice and useful. I have previously been a serious author of a few wikis, Wikipedia is one of them. Most of the are now closed or are heavily spammed and destroyed by unserious authors. Free speach is a thin line...Though Wikipedia has managed to survive and keep a level of seriousness and neutrality, and this is a big step towards Web 2.0...."