Wikipedia Co-Creator Reveals All: Secret Editors, Banning Content, & Ignoring Rules
HomeCamp Gagnon › Episode

Wikipedia Co-Creator Reveals All: Secret Editors, Banning Content, & Ignoring Rules

1:34:01 Jan 27, 2026
About this episode
Larry Sanger, Wikipedia co‑creator, joins us in the tent today to talk about who’s writing Wikipedia articles, secret Wikipedia editors, suppressing writers, and other interesting topics… WELCOME TO CAMP! 🏕️Shoutout to our sponsors: Mars Men, Bubs Naturals and Flakes Visit https://byeflakes.com and use code 'CAMP' to get 20% off, a free scalp brush, and a 30-day money-back guarantee.Get 20% Off Your Entire Order With Code 'CAMP" at https://bubsnatural.comVisit https://mengotomars.com and get 50% Off FOR LIFE, Free Shipping, and 3 Free Gifts With Code 'CAMP' at Checkout. 👕🧢 SHOP THE UFO COLLECTION HERE: https://camp-rd.com/collections/ufo🎟️ 🎫 Comedy Tour Tickets Here: https://markgagnonlive.com🎩👽 Daily Dose Of History Here: https://www.dailytodayinhistory.comTimestamps:0:00 Intro1:46 Meet The Co-Founder of Wikipedia4:03 Creation of Wikipedia11:47 Presenting Neutral Information21:36 Who’s Writing Wikipedia Articles?25:26 Example Wikipedia Article35:35 How Should Wiki Classify People?43:27 Individual Neutrality47:10 The 9 Theses + Yahweh57:06 Centrism vs Neutrality1:07:14 Wikipedia's Blacklisted Sources1:15:08 Ignore All Rules Theses1:17:40 Secret Wikipedia Editors1:26:20 LLM Inside Wikipedia + Blocking Writers1:28:03 Wikipedia’s Legislative Process#podcast #foryou #history #science #mystery #film #knowledge #interview #crime
Select an episode
0:00 0:00