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The collaborative nature of Wikipedia encourages the rapid acquisition and integration of content from many different sources and viewpoints. While this tends to ensure that all relevant content is included in the article, it can also lead to articles that are poorly structured, include disparate and irrelevant details, overweight one or more minority viewpoints, and degrade the overall quality of the article.