Leslie Walker's "Spreading Knowledge, The Wiki Way" [Business, Sept. 9] quoted Britannica editor in chief Dale Hoiberg as saying that Britannica "take[s] responsibility for all the content we include in any of our products," implicitly scoffing at Wikipedia's disclaimer.
I would like to bring to Mr. Hoiberg's attention the disclaimer of warranties tucked away in Britannica Online's terms of use. It reads in part, in all capital letters:
"ALL INFORMATION . . . INCLUDED IN OR ACCESSIBLE FROM THIS SITE [IS] PROVIDED 'AS IS' AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES OF ANY KIND. . . . YOUR USE OF BRITANNICA.COM IS AT YOUR SOLE RISK."
Wikipedia takes great pride in -- and as much responsibility for it as is legally tenable -- all of its content. Online, Britannica appears to do the same.
SAMUEL KLEIN
Boston
The writer is an editor of Wikipedia.
