I've thought a two/three-lens Wikipedia split was needed to handle this, because each brings its benefits.

I remember when nascent Wikipedia had user-contributed content, and the niche articles were way more interesting and detailed. Though at the cost of inaccuracy.

Now, the submarine PR being backfed into it makes cited content pretty beige.

Something like (1) a non-reader-visible, upstream Wikifacts + (2) a community-driven, laxer Wikiprototype + (3) an authoritative, cited Wikipedia.