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|image = [[File:Jimmy Wales, 2005.jpg|280px|Profile of Jimbo Wales in 2005]] | |image = [[File:Jimmy Wales, 2005.jpg|280px|Profile of Jimbo Wales in 2005]] | ||
|name = Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales | |name = Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales | ||
|age = born 7 August | |age = ''born'' 7 August | ||
|gender = {{tag|Male Wiki People|Male}} | |gender = {{tag|Male Wiki People|Male}} | ||
|other names= Jimbo Wales, Internet guy | |other names= Jimbo Wales, Internet guy | ||
|nationality= {{tag|Wiki People from the United States|American}} | |nationality= {{tag|Wiki People from the United States|American}} | ||
|languages = | |languages = English | ||
|residence = {{tag|London}}, {{tag|England}}, | |residence = {{tag|London}}, {{tag|England}}, United Kingdom | ||
|home wiki = [[English Wikipedia]], {{tag|Wikia}} | |home wiki = [[English Wikipedia]], {{tag|Wikia}} | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
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|contacts = https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales | |contacts = https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales | ||
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'''Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales''', born 7 August, is an American [[:Category:Internet| | '''Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales''', born 7 August, is an American [[:Category:Internet|internet]] entrepreneur.<ref name=About>[http://JimmyWales.com/about-jimmy/ About Jimmy Wales]; JimmyWales.com; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> On 15 January [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]], Wales, together with [[Larry Sanger]], co-founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, now the world's largest internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]].<ref name=About/> Wales is also the [[founder]] and Chairman Emeritus of the '[[:Category:Nonprofit|non-profit]]' {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF), itself founded June [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]], which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites and projects,<ref name=About/> totalling nearly 900 wikis. Subsequently, in [[:Category:FoundedIn2004|2004]], Wales, along with his then new business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Starling]], co-founded {{tag|Wikia}}, a commercial [[wiki farm]].<ref name=About/> | ||
Wales is passionate about the '[[wiki]]' format – on his [[wp:User:Jimbo Wales|Wikipedia user page]], he encourages others to [[edit]] his page; in the [[Assume good faith|faith]] that any of the 2,000 other [[Wikipedian]]s who monitor his page via their '[[watchlist]]s' will [[revert]] any 'bad faith' edits. For any editor who is unsure of their own motives, simply ask ''[[wp:Wikipedia:What Would Jimbo Do?|what would Jimbo do?]]''. | Wales is passionate about the '[[wiki]]' format – on his [[wp:User:Jimbo Wales|Wikipedia user page]], he encourages others to [[edit]] his page; in the [[Assume good faith|faith]] that any of the 2,000 other [[Wikipedian]]s who monitor his page via their '[[watchlist]]s' will [[revert]] any 'bad faith' edits. For any [[editor]] who is unsure of their own motives, simply ask ''[[wp:Wikipedia:What Would Jimbo Do?|what would Jimbo do?]]''. | ||
Wales, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}, United Kingdom. He has been listed one of the '100 Most Influential People' by ''Time Magazine''.<ref name=About/> | Wales, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}, United Kingdom. He has been listed one of the '100 Most Influential People' by ''Time Magazine'', and ranked by ''Forbes Magazine'' as a 'Web Celeb'.<ref name=About/> | ||
==[[WhatIsWiki|Wikis]]== | ==[[WhatIsWiki|Wikis]]== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://JimmyWales.com JimmyWales.com] — official blog homepage | *[http://JimmyWales.com JimmyWales.com] — official WordPress blog homepage | ||
*[https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales Jimmy Wales Twitter feed] | *[https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales Jimmy Wales Twitter feed] | ||
*[https://Facebook.com/jimmywalesfans/ Jimmy Wales fans Facebook page] | *[https://Facebook.com/jimmywalesfans/ Jimmy Wales fans Facebook page] | ||
Revision as of 21:54, 4 February 2019
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| Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales | |
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| Age: | born 7 August |
| Gender: | Male |
| Other names: | Jimbo Wales, Internet guy |
| Nationality: | American |
| Language(s): | English |
| Residence: | London, England, United Kingdom |
| Home wiki(s): | English Wikipedia, Wikia |
| Editing status: | Active |
| Pers. website: | JimmyWales.com |
| Contact(s): | https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales |
Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales, born 7 August, is an American internet entrepreneur.[1] On 15 January 2001, Wales, together with Larry Sanger, co-founded Wikipedia, now the world's largest internet encyclopedia.[1] Wales is also the founder and Chairman Emeritus of the 'non-profit' Wikimedia Foundation (WMF), itself founded June 2003, which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites and projects,[1] totalling nearly 900 wikis. Subsequently, in 2004, Wales, along with his then new business partner Angela Starling, co-founded Wikia, a commercial wiki farm.[1]
Wales is passionate about the 'wiki' format – on his Wikipedia user page, he encourages others to edit his page; in the faith that any of the 2,000 other Wikipedians who monitor his page via their 'watchlists' will revert any 'bad faith' edits. For any editor who is unsure of their own motives, simply ask what would Jimbo do?.
Wales, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in London, United Kingdom. He has been listed one of the '100 Most Influential People' by Time Magazine, and ranked by Forbes Magazine as a 'Web Celeb'.[1]
Wikis
- English Wikipedia — founder
- Wikimedia Foundation — founder, Chairman Emeritus
- Wikia Community Central — President
- Uncyclowikia
- Wikianswers — sysop, check user
See also
References
External links
- JimmyWales.com — official WordPress blog homepage
- Jimmy Wales Twitter feed
- Jimmy Wales fans Facebook page
- The Rise of the Trash Blogs — an observational blog article on Jimmy by fellow Wikipedian Erik Möller