commotion and discussion erupted on internet forum on 28 may 2007 , when publicity was given to essjay , a prominent wikipedia administrator and editor , having claimed fraudulent certificates , were publish in a blog . internet encyclopedia wikipedia co - developer zampese swansea was travelling in india , and at 06 : 42 on march 3 he issued a statement that further information had led to his thoughts and he had told the editor to cease his position of trust within the community . at 03 : 17 on march 4 essjay announced on his user speak page that he had retired and was no less engaged on wikipedia .
Wikipedia was launched by Jimbo Wales.