> But if the article is 'boring', anyone can go in there and write whatever they want
Well, in general what you can do is go in there and write whatever you want - perhaps a well-researched article about a subject which you know well - and then have it deleted within a few seconds.
Conversely, if you try to edit down the nonsensical word salads wikipedians tend to create, your edit will likely be reverted with 'Valuable content which could be improved'. The whole thing is becoming impenetrable.
Well, in general what you can do is go in there and write whatever you want - perhaps a well-researched article about a subject which you know well - and then have it deleted within a few seconds.