"He pioneered the idea that user-driven content, and not the work of PhDs working with a cave full of parchment, can be relied upon to throw light on every conc

"He pioneered the idea that user-driven content, and not the work of PhDs working with a cave full of parchment, can be relied upon to throw light on every conceivable subject in this world." Hrrmph. I don't want to take anything away from Wales, since his contributions are indeed extraordinary: starting (and funding) Nupedia, funding Wikipedia, managing it with just the right light touch, and continuing to spread the word and get funding. But he did not pioneer this way of putting content together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BenKovitz#I.27m_not_one_of_the_founders http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:BenKovitz#I.27m_not_one_of...