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'''Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales''', born 7 August, is an American born and raised [[:Category:Internet|internet]] entrepreneur.<ref name=About>[https://JimmyWales.com/about-jimmy/ About Jimmy Wales]; ''JimmyWales.com''; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> On 15 January [[:Category:Founded in 2001|2001]], Wales, together with [[Larry Sanger]], co-founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, which is now the [[:Category:Earth|world's]] largest internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], compiled of [[user]]-generated content in a [[:Category:Wiki|wiki]] format.<ref name=About/> Wales is also the [[founder]] and {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation staff|Chairman Emeritus}} of the [[:Category:Non-profit|non-profit]] {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF), itself founded June [[:Category:Founded in 2003|2003]], which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites and projects,<ref name=About/> totalling nearly 900 wikis. Subsequently, in [[:Category:Founded in 2004|2004]], Wales, along with his then new [[:Category:British|British]] business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]], co-founded {{tag|Wikia}} (now known as Fandom, Inc.), a commercial wiki hosting service, commonly known as a [[wiki farm]].<ref name=About/> | '''Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales''', born 7 August 1966, is an American born and raised [[:Category:Internet|internet]] entrepreneur.<ref name=About>[https://JimmyWales.com/about-jimmy/ About Jimmy Wales]; ''JimmyWales.com''; accessed 4 February 2019.</ref> On 15 January [[:Category:Founded in 2001|2001]], Wales, together with [[Larry Sanger]], co-founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, which is now the [[:Category:Earth|world's]] largest internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]], compiled of [[user]]-generated content in a [[:Category:Wiki|wiki]] format.<ref name=About/> Wales is also the [[founder]] and {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation staff|Chairman Emeritus}} of the [[:Category:Non-profit|non-profit]] {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF), itself founded June [[:Category:Founded in 2003|2003]], which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites and projects,<ref name=About/> totalling nearly 900 wikis. Subsequently, in [[:Category:Founded in 2004|2004]], Wales, along with his then new [[:Category:British|British]] business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]], co-founded {{tag|Wikia}} (now known as Fandom, Inc.), a commercial wiki hosting service, commonly known as a [[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 own 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 own 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?}}''. | ||