Im Januar 2001 schlug der Programmierer Ben Kovitz seinem Freund Sanger den Einsatz der Wiki-Software vor, um die Stagnation der Beteiligung bei Nupedia zu überwinden. ###>In January 2001, Sanger was introduced to the concept of a wiki by extreme programming enthusiast Ben Kovitz after explaining to Kovitz the slow pace of growth Nupedia endured as a result of its onerous submission process.