Chuvash Wikipedia Arbitration Committee decision. The Chuvash Wikipedia was created on November 22, 2004. Jimmy Wales used it at Wikimania 2009 as an example of the value of Wikipedia for the languages on the verge of extinction. Chuvash Wikipedia The Chuvash Wikipedia () is the Chuvash language edition of Wikipedia. It was founded on November 22, 2004. Its 5,000th article was created in January 2007. On July 18, 2018, it passed the 41,290 article mark. Difficult issues are resolved through the Arbitration Committee, which handles content disputes, blocks users or prohibits certain users from editing articles on certain topics. Administrators (currently 2)
Jimmy Wales 2001 by "The New York Times" and as founders in Wikipedia's first press release in January 2002. In August of that year, Wales identified himself as "co-founder" of Wikipedia. Sanger assembled on his personal webpage an assortment of links that appear to confirm the status of Sanger and Wales as co-founders. For example, Sanger and Wales are historically cited or described in early news citations and press releases as co-founders. Wales was quoted by "The Boston Globe" as calling Sanger's claim "preposterous" in February 2006, and called "the whole debate" "silly" in an April 2009 interview. In late 2005, Wales