Jimmy Wales, one of the founders of the world's largest encyclopedia Wikipedia, places great faith in its core troops, the wikipedians, who volunteer to edit and write for one of the world's most visited sites. A knowledge bank with nearly 50 million articles in 250 languages.

- I think one of the most important things to ensure that wikipedia does not become vulnerable to some of the weaknesses of our time is a very strong and vibrant user community, which cares a lot about quality. If we take fake news and spread viral clicks, then it has had almost no impact on Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales tells Culture News.

"A bundle of nerds"

Many of those who are voluntarily expected to keep Wikipedia clean from magic accounts, disinformation campaigns and inaccuracies have gathered in Sweden at the Wikimania conference. So who are the people behind the world's largest encyclopedia?

- Up to 90,000 people make more than five edits a week. This group of volunteers, is a bundle of nerds who love information, says Jimmy Wales and continues:

- There are more men than women, something we think should change. Generally with college education, professionals who have Wikipedia, as a hobby.

Want to strengthen his position

The reliability of a user-generated encyclopedia has been debated since its inception in 2001. Over the years, companies such as Microsoft, government agencies such as the CIA and even the Vatican have come up with changes to Wikipedia to strengthen their own position.

Is Wikipedia a reliable source of information?

- Yes and no. Most articles on Wikipedia are fairly neutral. People can write neutral on any subject, but they are happy to write about things they are comfortable with and are interested in. If you have many male tech nerds, the side of the US USB socket becomes very extensive. While other topics take up less space, Jimmy Wales says.

Conflicts among wikipedians are also not uncommon, including whether or not peripheral phenomena deserve their own wiki page. Two different phalanx wikipedians are often at odds with each other, so-called "inclusionists" who want to include as much information as possible and "exclusionists" who want to tighten the framework for Wikipedia.

"Should be neutral"

- We often have conflicts and quarrels within the user community. We are human beings after all, and people love to fight. Often about small things and technicalities. But we generally agree that we should be neutral and strive for high quality and serious sources.

Have you ever edited your own Wikipedia page?

- Yes, a long time ago. That turned out not to be a good idea, says Jimmy Wales.