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Lawrence Mark Sanger
- Lawrence Mark Sanger (/ ˈsæŋər /; 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.
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It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief. Nupedia operated from October 1999 [1] [2] until September 2003. It is best known today as the predecessor of Wikipedia. Nupedia had a seven-step approval process to control content of articles before being posted, rather than live wiki -based updating.
- 9 March 2000; 23 years ago
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- Bomis (formerly)
Lawrence Mark Sanger (/ ˈ s æ ŋ ər /; 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.
- Lawrence Mark Sanger, July 16, 1968 (age 55), Bellevue, Washington, U.S.
- Internet project developer, philosopher
Sanger was excited about the idea, and after he proposed it to Wales, they created the first Nupedia wiki on January 10, 2001. The wiki was initially intended as a collaborative project for the public to write articles that would then be reviewed for publication by Nupedia's expert volunteers.
- 3 daughters
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- Jimbo (screen name)
- Jimmy Donal Wales, August 7, 1966 (age 57), Huntsville, Alabama, U.S.
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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It was founded by Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger. Nupedia was online from March 2000 [1] until September 2003. It is mostly known as the website which came before Wikipedia . Unlike Wikipedia, Nupedia was not a wiki. It also had a long peer-review process for all of its articles.
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Apr 12, 2024 · It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief. Nupedia operated from October 1999 [1] [2] until September 2003. It is best known today as the predecessor of Wikipedia. Nupedia had a seven-step approval process to control content of articles before being posted, rather than live wiki -based updating.
Nov 22, 2019 · This is part of the Historical Wikipedia pages collection. Last edited Sep 18, 2002. Background: The Chalkboard was an experimental wiki set up by the Nupedia Project, in an attempt to use the wiki process in the creation of Nupedia articles. The Chalkboard was not widely used, and the experiment was abandoned.
