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=="Sole Founder" controversy with Larry Sanger==
=="Sole Founder" controversy with Larry Sanger==
While the Wikipedia project consistently released statements to the press in its earliest years describing Larry Sanger as the "co-founder" of the encyclopedia, Jimmy Wales later took it upon himself to reframe the description of Sanger as an "employee" of Wales'. Wales has stated that he appreciates Sanger's contributions, but he seems unwilling to accept Sanger as a pioneer of Wikipedia's construction.
While the Wikipedia project consistently released statements to the press in its earliest years describing Larry Sanger as the "co-founder" of the encyclopedia, Jimmy Wales later took it upon himself to reframe the description of Sanger as an "employee" of Wales'. Wales has stated that he appreciates Sanger's contributions, but he seems unwilling to accept Sanger as a pioneer of Wikipedia's construction.
Dr. Sanger has taken the time to elaborate on the factual evidence that supports his identification as "co-founder" of Wikipedia. Jimmy Wales has done very little such work to compile evidence that he is the "sole founder".<ref>[http://www.larrysanger.org/roleinwp.html My role in Wikipedia (links)], Dr. Larry Sanger, 2007, ''LarrySanger.org''.</ref>
==Flip-flopping on paid editing of Wikipedia==
==Flip-flopping on paid editing of Wikipedia==
