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    I have read a lot about Wikipedia recently and it often appears as a reference in this forum. What is the history behind this reference source?

    Question #61464. Asked by DerekT. (Jan 03 06 4:25 PM)


    Kainantu

    		Wikipedia started on January 15, 2001. Larry Sanger, Wales, and several others set up Wikipedia (despite Wales' initial objections), a wiki-based site intended for collaboration on early encyclopedic content...

    Lots more here:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jimmy_Wales


    Jan 03 06, 7:58 PM
    DerekT

    		Kainantu,thanks for the response and the interesting reference.

    Happy New Year

    Jan 04 06, 10:59 AM

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