Conversation so far:
What is nupedia according to Jimmy Wales?
Jimmy Wales hired Sanger to editor-in-chief, and in March 2000, Nupedia (the free encyclopedia), a peer-reviewed, open-content encyclopedia, was launched.
How did Nupedia evolve into Wikipedia?
The wiki was initially intended as a collaborative project for the public to write articles that would then be reviewed for publication by Nupedia's expert volunteers.

Question: Did it work out as intended?
Self-contained rewrite: Did the Jimmy Wales' first wiki work out as intended?