The founding of WikipediaOne day back around 1999, I walked into Jimmy's office and he was sitting there all quiet and subdued. So I asked, "What's up, Jimmy." And he says, "You know, this whole Internet thing is just a fad. Maybe we should branch out into other stuff." Then he said something about the fish processing industry, and I was like, "Sure, sure, there will always be fish that need processing. But maybe there's some internet stuff we could still try. For example, we could start a free online encyclopedia, written collaboratively, and illustrated exclusively with funny little stick figure drawings." At which Jimmy's eyes lit up, and he said, "Tell me more about these funny drawings." Anyway, that's how I remember it. |