Jimmy Wales has discovered the only thing more challenging – and satisfying — than launching Wikipedia nearly a decade ago is refining the free, open source encyclopedia even as it is in the grip of its devoted users and contributors.
Wikipedia’s free-form collaborative nature — like the Web itself — contributes to both its wonder and its weakness. It has Wales, Wikipedia’s self-appointed chief promoter and spokesman, proudly boasting one minute and fiercely going on the defensive the next.
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