If you use it, you should donate.

[Jakensama]

Now that their "competition" is vanquished, they're saying: "hey, this stuff isn't free, we need money to make this work" -

They've been asking for donations since it started.

Encyclopedias offered more accurate info but as an overview and starting point wiki is far better, plus wiki isnt limited to academic topics - I couldnt go to Encarta and get episode guides for tv shows or look up the backgruond of the Sith Empire.