Goals
- Provide up to date information on growing
- Serve as a platform for scientific discussion as well as differing methodology
- Be globally relevant
- Create a sustainable resource
Advantages
- The article structure allows all topics to fit within a framework. This means new information can easily be added in a logical location
- There are citations of any assertions made in articles
- The discussion tools provide a way to resolve a conflict between competing hypothesis
- Content creation is (more) decentralized due to the web2.0 nature of the platform (This is subject to moderation)