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.
Did the Jimmy Wales' first wiki work out as intended?
The majority of Nupedia's experts, however, wanted nothing to do with Wikipedia, fearing that mixing amateur content with professionally researched and edited material would compromise the integrity of Nupedia's information.

Question: What happened then?
Self-contained rewrite: What happened when the majority of Nupedia's experts wanted nothing to do with Wikipedia?