Origins of Wikipedia Larry Sanger

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a screenshot of wikipedia s main page on september 28, 2002.


wales started play down sanger s role in founding of project in 2005, few years after sanger left wikipedia. in light of wales view, sanger posted on personal webpage several links supported role co-founder. sanger identified co-founder of wikipedia @ least september 2001. wales identified himself in august 2002 co-founder of wikipedia. sanger said while organizing wikipedia, wales in background , focused on bomis.com. wales stated in 2005 had heard of wiki concept in 2001 not sanger, instead jeremy rosenfeld. wales stated in october 2001 larry (who) had idea use wiki software separate project.


the critical concept of marrying 3 fundamental elements of wikipedia, namely encyclopedia, wiki, , unrestricted editorial access public, first took form when sanger met old friend, ben kovitz. meeting occurred @ dinner on january 2, 2001, , here sanger first introduced functionality of wiki software. kovitz computer programmer , regular on ward cunningham s wiki. sanger thought wiki platform use , decided present idea jimmy wales, @ time head of bomis. sanger proposed wiki concept wales , suggested applied nupedia and, after initial skepticism, wales agreed try it.


it jimmy wales, along other people, came broader idea of open-source, collaborative encyclopedia accept contributions ordinary people , wales invested in it. sanger came name wikipedia , later said silly name @ first silly project . sanger first conceived of wiki-based encyclopedia project means accelerate nupedia s slow growth. during wikipedia s critical first year of growth, sanger spearheaded , guided following gathered around nucleus. through period, served wikipedia s chief organizer , position has not been filled since departure wikipedia. sanger credited creating , enforcing many of policies , strategy made wikipedia possible during first formative year.


by may 2001 there 3,900 articles. end of year in 2001, site had 15,000 articles , upwards of 350 wikipedians.








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