> the only conclusion is that the system is flawed. There's a need for a fundamental change in approach

There are attempts of creating more "professional" electronic encyclopedia like Citizendium [1] and Scholarpedia [2] but it seems that such tasks are rather hard since Wikipedia solidified its position already, despite flaws

[1] - https://en.citizendium.org/

[2] - http://www.scholarpedia.org/