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Larry Sanger. Lawrence Mark Sanger ( / ˈsæŋər /; [1] born July 16, 1968) is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, an online encyclopedia, and co-founded its successor Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales. He coined Wikipedia's name, and wrote many of its early guidelines, including the ...
- Lawrence Mark Sanger, July 16, 1968 (age 55), Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
- Internet project developer, philosopher
However, as Sanger quickly realized, Nupedia‘s highly rigorous seven-step review process led to glacial growth. After a year, Nupedia only published 21 articles, far from the ambitious scope Sanger and Wales had envisioned. The Explosive Growth of Wikipedia Left Sanger Feeling Cautious. By January 2001, Sanger was itching for a faster solution.
Jan 15, 2016 · January 15, 2016, 7:30am. Snap. Wikimedia Commons. Today marks the 15th anniversary of Wikipedia's first day online. On January 15, 2001, the doe-eyed Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger began to try and ...
- Beckett Mufson
Early versions of Wikipedia's own articles were all clear on the point: "Wikipedia" "History of Wikipedia" "Larry Sanger" (this began life as my user page, before we had a "User:" namespace) "Jimmy Wales" March 2002: someone calling him/herself "AnonymousDonor" wrote on Meatball Wiki (near bottom of page), "Larry Sanger resigned on March 1st ...
Apr 18, 2005 · Larry Sanger was one of the moving forces behind the pioneering Nupedia project. That makes him one of the people to thank for Wikipedia, which has been enjoying more and more visibility of late. Sanger has prepared a lengthy, informative account of the early history of Nupedia and Wikipedia, includ...
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Nov 19, 2011 · November 19, 2011 - 12:48 pm. Jimmy Wales may be the ‘face’ of Wikipedia, but you may not know that the online encyclopedia also has a co-founder in the form of Larry Sanger, who helped ...
Lawrence Mark Sanger is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, an online encyclopedia, and co-founded its successor Wikipedia along with Jimmy Wales. He coined Wikipedia's name, and wrote many of its early guidelines, including the "Neutral point of view" and "Ignore all rules" policies. He later worked on other encyclopedic projects ...
