Nupedia
Sign in to savethumb|All three logos used by Nupedia. The first logo was used from March to August 2000, the second from August 2000 to February 2001, and the third from February 2001 to its closing in September 2003.|alt=Top: The first Nupedia logo, consisting of "Nupedia / The open content encyclopedia." on a plain navy blue background. Middle: The second Nupedia logo; it reads "NUPEDIA.COM / THE OPEN CONTENT ENCYCLOPEDIA", and is significantly more stylized than the first logo. Bottom: The third Nupedia logo; it now reads "NUPEDIA.COM / THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA", differs slightly in typography and layout fro
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Nupedia was an open-content encyclopedia project that operated from 2000 to 2003, going through several iterations of its branding and mission statement. It represents an early attempt at creating a freely accessible online encyclopedia before eventually closing in September 2003.
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Key facts
- Website.name
- Nupedia
- Website.logo
- Nupedia.svg
- Website.logo_alt
- Nupedia logo with text: NUPEDIA.COM THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA
- Website.screenshot
- Nupedia 20030808 screenshot.png
- Website.screenshot_size
- 250px
- Website.caption
- Screenshot from the Wayback Machine
- Website.type
- Online encyclopedia
- Website.owner
- Bomis (formerly)
- Website.dissolved
- September 26, 2003
via Wikipedia infobox
Article
8 sectionsContents
- History
- Editorial process
- Software development
- See also
- Notes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|All three logos used by Nupedia. The first logo was used from March to August 2000, the second from August 2000 to February 2001, and the third from February 2001 to its closing in September 2003.|alt=Top: The first Nupedia logo, consisting of "Nupedia / The open content encyclopedia." on a plain navy blue background. Middle: The second Nupedia logo; it reads "NUPEDIA.COM / THE OPEN CONTENT ENCYCLOPEDIA", and is significantly more stylized than the first logo. Bottom: The third Nupedia logo; it now reads "NUPEDIA.COM / THE FREE ENCYCLOPEDIA", differs slightly in typography and layout from the second logo, and is higher resolution.
Nupedia was a multi-language online encyclopedia whose articles were written by volunteer contributors with relevant subject-matter expertise, reviewed by expert editors before publication, and licensed as free content. It was founded by Jimmy Wales and underwritten by Bomis, with Larry Sanger as editor-in-chief. Nupedia operated from March 2000 until September 2003. It is best known today as the predecessor of Wikipedia. Nupedia had a seven-step approval process to control content of articles before being posted, rather than live wiki-based updating. Nupedia was designed by a committee of experts who predefined the rules. It had 21 articles in its first year, compared with Wikipedia having 200 articles in the first month, and 18,000 in the first year.