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'''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''' (born August 6, 1966) is an {{tag|United States|American}} [[:Category:Internet|Internet]] entrepreneur, and on January 15, [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]] founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, the | '''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''' (born August 6, 1966) is an {{tag|United States|American}} [[:Category:Internet|Internet]] entrepreneur, and on January 15, [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]] founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, the world's largest Internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. Wales is also Chair Emeritus of the '[[:Category:Nonprofit|not for profit]]' {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (founded June [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]]) which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites. In [[:Category:FoundedIn2004|2004]], Wales, along with his business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling]], co-founded {{tag|Wikia}}, a commercial [[wiki farm]]. | ||
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 faith that any of the 2,000 other [[Wikipedian]]s 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 ''[[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 faith that any of the 2,000 other [[Wikipedian]]s 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 ''[[wp:Wikipedia:What Would Jimbo Do?|What Would Jimbo Do?]]''. | ||
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Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales (born August 6, 1966) is an American Internet entrepreneur, and on January 15, 2001 founded Wikipedia, the world's largest Internet encyclopedia. Wales is also Chair Emeritus of the 'not for profit' Wikimedia Foundation (founded June 2003) which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites. In 2004, Wales, along with his business partner Angela Beesley Starling, co-founded Wikia, a commercial wiki farm.
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.
- Links
- Jimmy Wales blog
- Wikipedia article
- Role of Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia
- In defense of "The Boss" – an English Wikipedia brief essay about Jimmy Wales
- Argumentum ad Jimbonem – another English Wikipedia essay about Jimmy, warning not to quote what Jimmy said as 'the truth'
- Category:Wikipedia Jimbo Wales
- Jimbo Wales user page on Wikia
- Gallery of Jimmy Wales images – at Wikimedia Commons
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/73/Creation_of_jimbo.jpg
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