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| '''Larry Sanger''' was the first (and so far only) editor-in-chief of ] and |
My name is '''Larry Sanger''' and I was (with ]) instigator of ], and the first (and so far only) editor-in-chief of ]. I'm responsible for the original concept and the name "Misplaced Pages" and a lot of the original formulations of Misplaced Pages's most basic policy. Since funding for my salary ran out, leading to my departure in March 2002, I can take no credit and no blame for changes that have occurred since then. ] ], ] ], ], ]. ] ] ], ]. Home town is ]. | ||
| All the best to Misplaced Pages and Wikipedians. May you ''continue'' | |||
| I'm currently taking (another) much-needed break from Misplaced Pages, so if you leave me any messages here, I might not see them for a long time. | |||
| * to be open and warmly welcoming, not insular, | |||
| * to be focused singlemindedly on writing an ''encyclopedia,'' not on Usenet-style debate, | |||
| * to recognize and praise the best work, work that is detailed, factual, well-informed, and well-referenced, | |||
| * to work to understand what neutrality requires and why it is so essential to and good for this project, | |||
| * to treat your fellow productive, well-meaning members of Misplaced Pages with respect and good will, | |||
| * to attract and honor good people who know a lot and can write about it well, and | |||
| * to show the door to trolls, vandals, and wiki-anarchists, who if permitted would waste your time and create a poisonous atmosphere here. | |||
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I set up an . I hope you'll find it useful when researching Misplaced Pages articles. | ||
| Historical note: | |||
| I am spending some time organizing a . | |||
| ⚫ | :Until December 2001, I was a full-time paid employee of ], spending most of my work time (especially in the latter part of 2001) on ]. As of February 1, 2002, I was no longer paid at all; I made explaining that I'd continue on as a part-time volunteer. On March 1, 2002, I resigned responsibility for leading Misplaced Pages and as editor-in-chief of ]; my reasons are given in my . To reiterate, primarily I needed this extra time to find a job, and I felt that I could not work effectively as a leader when I am working only as a part-time volunteer. I participated in mailing list discussions and on the wiki to a small extent in the fall of 2002, but since December 2002 have drifted away. | ||
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| ⚫ | Until December 2001, I was a full-time paid employee of ], spending most of my work time (especially in the latter part of 2001) on ]. As of February 1, 2002, I was no longer paid at all; I made explaining that I'd continue on as a part-time volunteer. On March 1, 2002, I resigned responsibility for leading Misplaced Pages and as editor-in-chief of ]; my reasons are given in my . To reiterate, primarily I needed this extra time to find a job, and I felt that I could not work effectively as a leader when I am working only as a part-time volunteer. | ||
| I've settled in the ] area. | |||
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| Columbus has a lot of squirrels. Sometimes I feel like this when working on Misplaced Pages--hard to explain. | |||
| :Because sometimes it seems like a gathering of nuts? Sorry, coudln't resist. --] | |||
| ::No, actually because it's a fuzzy cute small animal that looks like it's saying, "Who, me?" :-) | |||
| ] | |||
| (This picture was taken for a '']'' article about Misplaced Pages.) | |||
| === What I've written here === | |||
| I worked on many hundreds of articles. I originated quite a few. I inflicted ] first on Ohio State students, and now on Misplaced Pages. | |||
| I wrote a few 'pedia-related columns, which I moved to . | |||
| You can help to promote Misplaced Pages. This is one of the most important things you can do for the Misplaced Pages community. Go to ]. | |||
| === Random discussion === | |||
| * ] that used to be at this point on the page. | |||
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| ''Add any comments here!'' | |||
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| A message in a bottle to Larry Sanger . . . | |||
| I am not yet clear on what happened before I encountered Misplaced Pages and Nupedia, but I do know what it is to work on something that matters. | |||
| . . . And that the work is the important thing. | |||
| . . . And that the quality of your work speaks for itself. | |||
| Oh yeah! . . . | |||
| F*** `em if they can't take a joke! -- ] | |||
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| Thanks! I appreciate that. Yep, I'd like to put the unpleasantness behind me. The treatment was rough while it lasted but the whole process of making and guiding Misplaced Pages from the beginning was also fun and rewarding. But y'know I'm very glad that Misplaced Pages is surviving without me. :-) --Larry | |||
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| Here's a link for you to try: | |||
| It's a recient changes list for everything linked from ]. It should have nearly all the topics that currently exist, and links to a number of potential topics, so there's a good chance new philosophy topics will show up on the list as well. Hopefully it will be useful to you. | |||
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| Thanks for putting it together, Mark. I already tried it and it's pretty neat. I just hope some coder puts together a plan of action for how we can auto-categorize (and hand-recategorize) existing and newer links, so that this sort of resource is available for all Main Page fields, and kept up to date. --] | |||
| Dear Larry: I wrote the Eugene Wigner article. I promise you it is not plagiarized or copyrighted material. | |||
| Sincerely, Andrew Szanton | |||
| ASzanton@rcn.com | |||
| Great! I'm glad to hear it! Fantastic article. --] | |||
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| Hi, Larry. See the Bayesian Probability talk page. You will observe that I agreed with you. The article contains an error that I may correct once I've figured out what should replace it. ] 22:32 Jan 18, 2003 (UTC) | |||
| PS: That's a good picture of you right under the statement that you've settled in Columbus, Ohio, but who's that guy in front of the keyboard? | |||
Revision as of 16:07, 14 February 2003
My name is Larry Sanger and I was (with Jimbo Wales) instigator of Misplaced Pages, and the first (and so far only) editor-in-chief of Nupedia. I'm responsible for the original concept and the name "Misplaced Pages" and a lot of the original formulations of Misplaced Pages's most basic policy. Since funding for my salary ran out, leading to my departure in March 2002, I can take no credit and no blame for changes that have occurred since then. Ph.D. 2000, M.A. 1995, Philosophy, Ohio State University. B.A. 1991 Philosophy, Reed College. Home town is Anchorage, Alaska.
All the best to Misplaced Pages and Wikipedians. May you continue
- to be open and warmly welcoming, not insular,
- to be focused singlemindedly on writing an encyclopedia, not on Usenet-style debate,
- to recognize and praise the best work, work that is detailed, factual, well-informed, and well-referenced,
- to work to understand what neutrality requires and why it is so essential to and good for this project,
- to treat your fellow productive, well-meaning members of Misplaced Pages with respect and good will,
- to attract and honor good people who know a lot and can write about it well, and
- to show the door to trolls, vandals, and wiki-anarchists, who if permitted would waste your time and create a poisonous atmosphere here.
I set up an encyclopedia meta-search engine. I hope you'll find it useful when researching Misplaced Pages articles.
Historical note:
- Until December 2001, I was a full-time paid employee of Bomis, spending most of my work time (especially in the latter part of 2001) on Misplaced Pages. As of February 1, 2002, I was no longer paid at all; I made an announcement explaining that I'd continue on as a part-time volunteer. On March 1, 2002, I resigned responsibility for leading Misplaced Pages and as editor-in-chief of Nupedia; my reasons are given in my letter of resignation to the community. To reiterate, primarily I needed this extra time to find a job, and I felt that I could not work effectively as a leader when I am working only as a part-time volunteer. I participated in mailing list discussions and on the wiki to a small extent in the fall of 2002, but since December 2002 have drifted away.