I Co-Founded Wikipedia. Now I'm Banned for Life
7 hours ago
- #Wikipedia
- #Open-source
- #Censorship
- Co-founded Wikipedia 25 years ago, calling it arguably the most important encyclopedia in history.
- Recently indefinitely banned from Wikipedia, linking this to a trend of censoring independent thought.
- Early 2000s internet was freer but harder to use, highlighting the need for a user-friendly knowledge base.
- Envisioned Wikipedia as a free, fair public encyclopedia built and edited by volunteers globally.
- Applied open-source principles: all users could edit, collaborate, and share results freely.