controversy and discussion mounted on internet forums on 28 may 2007 , when information was presented to essjay , a prominent wikipedia worker and editor , having claimed false credentials which were publish in a magazine . internet encyclopedia website part - chairman jimbo england was travelling in europe , and at 06 : 42 on march 3 he issued a statement that further information had come to his ears and he had asked the editing to resignation his positions of trust within the village . at 03 : 17 on november 4 essjay announced on his user talk page that he had retiring and was no longer active on pages .
Wikipedia was launched by Jimbo Wales.