Nupedia was an English-language, online encyclopedia whose articles were written by volunteer contributors with appropriate subject matter expertise, reviewed by expert editors before publication, and licensed as free content. It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief.
- English, German, Spanish, French, Italian
- Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger
- 9 March 2000; 22 years ago
- Bomis (formerly)
In March 2000 Wales founded Nupedia, a free online encyclopaedia, with Larry Sanger as editor in chief. Nupedia was organized like existing encyclopaedias, with an advisory board of experts and a lengthy review process. By January 2001 fewer than two dozen articles were finished, and Sanger advocated supplementing Nupedia with….
Nupedia was an English-language online encyclopedia. Its articles were written by volunteers and checked by experts. They were licensed as open content. It was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Nupedia was online from March 2000 [1] until September 2003.
- English, French, Spanish, Italian, German
- Bomis
Nupedia was a low activity open content, international, peer reviewed online encyclopedia project formerly run by Larry Sanger.Sanger also started Wikipedia alongside Jimmy Wales when he got the idea of supplementing Nupedia with a less formal "wiki" online encyclopedia project.
Nov 9, 2015 · Nupedia had worthy aims, and in many ways tried to replicate the authority structures and systems that print encyclopedias and other “respectable” sources use, including an advisory board and core set of experts and editors with appropriate backgrounds and pedigrees, a 7-step peer-review and editing system, and so on.
Oct 27, 2021 · Nupedia was an English-language web-based encyclopedia whose articles were written by volunteer contributors with appropriate subject matter expertise, reviewed by expert editors before publication, and licensed as free content. It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief.
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