...is knol. Authors are identified, but articles aren't screened. There's a comment section, but not the same editing of articles as is possible with Wikipedia.
Oh, and did you wonder about ads? Yup. Ads can appear on the page, and the author and Google share the revenue. Which seems likely to influence the articles written - wouldn't you likely get more hits on an article about, say, breast augmentation than the battle of Thermopylae?
Sydney Morning Herald article here.
From a teaching point of view, another resource which we need to discuss with our students for its benefits and limitations - not just let 'em use it blindly.
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