Wikipedia Is Just the Start: An interview with Jimmy Wales
31 May 2007
Jimmy Wales invented Wikipedia, and he remains its reigning local deity. In this podcast on Wired.com, he talks to author David Weinberger about the role of rules and other issues facing the…
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Jimmy Wales invented Wikipedia, and he remains its reigning local deity. In this podcast on Wired.com, he talks to author David Weinberger about the role of rules and other issues facing the Wikipedia community. Some are deep and divisive - from the beginning, for example, editors have argued about whether the encyclopedia should include material that traditionally would be "unencyclopedic." Should there be an entry for every Pokemon character?