August 2, 2026

"Wikipedia will be small, disreputable, and unimportant compared to CZ in a few more years. Uh, ;-)"

Larry SangerLarry Sanger
Philosophy
1968 – present
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About Larry Sanger

Lawrence Mark Sanger, also known as Larry Sanger, is an American Internet project developer and philosopher who co-founded Wikipedia, along with Jimmy Wales. Sanger coined the name Wikipedia and provided initial drafts for many of its early guidelines, including the "Neutral point of view" and "Ignore all rules" policies. Prior to Wikipedia, he was the editor-in-chief of Nupedia, another online encyclopedia and the predecessor of Wikipedia.

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