Larry Sanger: Difference between revisions

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Since Sanger's departure from Wikipedia, he has been critical of the project, describing it in 2007 as being "broken beyond repair".<ref name="Iain Thomson">{{Cite news|last=Thomson|first=Iain|date=April 13, 2007|title=Wikipedia 'broken beyond repair' says co-founder|url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/78127,wikipedia-broken-beyond-repair-says-co-founder.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222154606/http://www.itnews.com.au/News/78127,wikipedia-broken-beyond-repair-says-co-founder.aspx|archive-date=December 22, 2012|publisher=iTnews}}</ref> He has argued that, despite its merits, Wikipedia lacks credibility and accuracy due to a lack of respect for expertise and authority. Since 2020, he has criticized Wikipedia for what he perceives as a [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[Ideological bias on Wikipedia|ideological bias]] in its articles.<ref name="Tel20210716">{{Cite news |last=Sabur |first=Rozina |date=July 16, 2021 |title=The Left has taken over Wikipedia and stripped it of neutrality, says co-creator |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/16/wikipedia-dominated-left-wing-establishment-version-truth-co/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/16/wikipedia-dominated-left-wing-establishment-version-truth-co/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2021 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |quote=Mr Sanger added that "very little" reference to scandals and allegations against the Bidens, for instance relating to their business dealings in Ukraine, could be found on Wikipedia.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Sayers 2021">{{Cite podcast|url=https://unherd.com/thepost/wikipedia-co-founder-i-no-longer-trust-the-website-i-created/|title=Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created|website=UnHerd|publisher=UnHerd|host=Freddie Sayers|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>

In 2006, he founded [[wikipedia:Citizendium|Citizendium]] to compete with Wikipedia. In 2010, he stepped down as editor-in-chief. In 2020, he left Citizendium entirely. In 2017, he joined [[wikipedia:Everipedia|Everipedia]] as [[wikipedia:chief information officer|chief information officer]] (CIO). He resigned in 2019, to establish a Knowledge Standards Foundation and the "encyclosphere". Sanger was serving as the executive director of the Knowledge Standards Foundation.<ref name="Knowledge 2019" /><ref name="Spence 2021">{{Cite news |last=Spence |first=Madeleine |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Larry Sanger: 'I wouldn't trust Wikipedia – and I helped to invent it' |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210801095207/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |location=London |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="Encyclosphere">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Encyclosphere Team |url=https://encyclosphere.org/team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325163901/https://encyclosphere.org/larry |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Encyclosphere |language=en-US}}</ref> Sanger's other interests include a focus on philosophy–in particular [[epistemology]], [[early modern philosophy]], and ethics. He taught philosophy at one of his alma maters, [[Ohio State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abby |date=March 6, 2022 |title=Larry Sanger: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions |url=https://history-computer.com/larry-sanger-complete-biography/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=History-Computer |language=en-US}}</ref>

In 2006, he founded [[wikipedia:Citizendium|Citizendium]] to compete with Wikipedia. In 2010, he stepped down as editor-in-chief. In 2020, he left Citizendium entirely. In 2017, he joined [[wikipedia:Everipedia|Everipedia]] as [[wikipedia:chief information officer|chief information officer]] (CIO). He resigned in 2019, to establish a Knowledge Standards Foundation and the "encyclosphere". Sanger was serving as the executive director of the Knowledge Standards Foundation.<ref name="Knowledge 2019" /><ref name="Spence 2021">{{Cite news |last=Spence |first=Madeleine |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Larry Sanger: 'I wouldn't trust Wikipedia – and I helped to invent it' |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210801095207/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |location=London |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="Encyclosphere">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Encyclosphere Team |url=https://encyclosphere.org/team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325163901/https://encyclosphere.org/larry |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Encyclosphere |language=en-US}}</ref> Sanger's other interests include a focus on philosophy–in particular [[epistemology]], [[wikipedia:early modern philosophy|early modern philosophy]], and ethics. He taught philosophy at one of his alma maters, [[wikipedia:Ohio State University|Ohio State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abby |date=March 6, 2022 |title=Larry Sanger: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions |url=https://history-computer.com/larry-sanger-complete-biography/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=History-Computer |language=en-US}}</ref>

==Early life and education==

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 Since Sanger's departure from Wikipedia, he has been critical of the project, describing it in 2007 as being "broken beyond repair".<ref name="Iain Thomson">{{Cite news|last=Thomson|first=Iain|date=April 13, 2007|title=Wikipedia 'broken beyond repair' says co-founder|url=http://www.itnews.com.au/News/78127,wikipedia-broken-beyond-repair-says-co-founder.aspx|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121222154606/http://www.itnews.com.au/News/78127,wikipedia-broken-beyond-repair-says-co-founder.aspx|archive-date=December 22, 2012|publisher=iTnews}}</ref> He has argued that, despite its merits, Wikipedia lacks credibility and accuracy due to a lack of respect for expertise and authority. Since 2020, he has criticized Wikipedia for what he perceives as a [[Left-wing politics|left-wing]] and [[Liberalism|liberal]] [[Ideological bias on Wikipedia|ideological bias]] in its articles.<ref name="Tel20210716">{{Cite news |last=Sabur |first=Rozina |date=July 16, 2021 |title=The Left has taken over Wikipedia and stripped it of neutrality, says co-creator |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/16/wikipedia-dominated-left-wing-establishment-version-truth-co/ |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220112/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2021/07/16/wikipedia-dominated-left-wing-establishment-version-truth-co/ |archive-date=January 12, 2022 |access-date=December 2, 2021 |work=The Telegraph |language=en-GB |issn=0307-1235 |quote=Mr Sanger added that "very little" reference to scandals and allegations against the Bidens, for instance relating to their business dealings in Ukraine, could be found on Wikipedia.}}{{cbignore}}</ref><ref name="Sayers 2021">{{Cite podcast|url=https://unherd.com/thepost/wikipedia-co-founder-i-no-longer-trust-the-website-i-created/|title=Wikipedia co-founder: I no longer trust the website I created|website=UnHerd|publisher=UnHerd|host=Freddie Sayers|date=July 14, 2021|access-date=May 25, 2022}}</ref>
-In 2006, he founded [[wikipedia:Citizendium|Citizendium]] to compete with Wikipedia. In 2010, he stepped down as editor-in-chief. In 2020, he left Citizendium entirely. In 2017, he joined [[wikipedia:Everipedia|Everipedia]] as [[wikipedia:chief information officer|chief information officer]] (CIO). He resigned in 2019, to establish a Knowledge Standards Foundation and the "encyclosphere". Sanger was serving as the executive director of the Knowledge Standards Foundation.<ref name="Knowledge 2019" /><ref name="Spence 2021">{{Cite news |last=Spence |first=Madeleine |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Larry Sanger: 'I wouldn't trust Wikipedia – and I helped to invent it' |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210801095207/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |location=London |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="Encyclosphere">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Encyclosphere Team |url=https://encyclosphere.org/team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325163901/https://encyclosphere.org/larry |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Encyclosphere |language=en-US}}</ref> Sanger's other interests include a focus on philosophy–in particular [[epistemology]], [[early modern philosophy]], and ethics. He taught philosophy at one of his alma maters, [[Ohio State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abby |date=March 6, 2022 |title=Larry Sanger: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions |url=https://history-computer.com/larry-sanger-complete-biography/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=History-Computer |language=en-US}}</ref>
+In 2006, he founded [[wikipedia:Citizendium|Citizendium]] to compete with Wikipedia. In 2010, he stepped down as editor-in-chief. In 2020, he left Citizendium entirely. In 2017, he joined [[wikipedia:Everipedia|Everipedia]] as [[wikipedia:chief information officer|chief information officer]] (CIO). He resigned in 2019, to establish a Knowledge Standards Foundation and the "encyclosphere". Sanger was serving as the executive director of the Knowledge Standards Foundation.<ref name="Knowledge 2019" /><ref name="Spence 2021">{{Cite news |last=Spence |first=Madeleine |date=August 1, 2021 |title=Larry Sanger: 'I wouldn't trust Wikipedia – and I helped to invent it' |url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20210801095207/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/larry-sanger-i-wouldnt-trust-wikipedia-and-i-helped-to-invent-it-cflrhmdhx |archive-date=August 1, 2021 |access-date=August 1, 2021 |work=[[The Sunday Times]] |location=London |language=en |issn=0140-0460}}</ref><ref name="Encyclosphere">{{Cite web |date=n.d. |title=Encyclosphere Team |url=https://encyclosphere.org/team |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230325163901/https://encyclosphere.org/larry |archive-date=March 25, 2023 |website=Encyclosphere |language=en-US}}</ref> Sanger's other interests include a focus on philosophy–in particular [[epistemology]], [[wikipedia:early modern philosophy|early modern philosophy]], and ethics. He taught philosophy at one of his alma maters, [[wikipedia:Ohio State University|Ohio State University]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Abby |date=March 6, 2022 |title=Larry Sanger: Complete Biography, History, and Inventions |url=https://history-computer.com/larry-sanger-complete-biography/ |access-date=January 5, 2024 |website=History-Computer |language=en-US}}</ref>
 ==Early life and education==