Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales stormed out of an interview after he was asked if he was the sole founder of the free internet encyclopedia.
Wales, who co-founded Wikipedia in 2001 with Larry Sanger, sat down with independent German journalist Tilo Jung in an interview that aired on Friday.
The contentious interview was abruptly ended after Wales introduced himself on the Jung & Naiv web show as the ‘founder of Wikipedia.’
‘Founder or co-founder?’ Jung followed up.
‘I don’t care. It’s the dumbest question in the world,’ Wales responded as he sipped his glass of water.
Jung pressed Wales as to whether there was a dispute over his title, and the Wikipedia co-founder denied that there was one.
‘There’s no dispute. I don’t care. So, say what you like. It doesn’t matter,’ Wales continued.
Jung argued that Wikipedia was founded on the belief that neglecting facts was a problem and insinuated that it was ironic that Wales didn’t care about the accuracy of his title.
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