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|name = Jimmy Wales | |name = Jimmy Wales | ||
|other names = Jimbo, Mr. Wales | |other names = Jimbo, Mr. Wales | ||
|gender = Male | |gender = {{tag|Male Wiki People|Male}} | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active | ||
|home wiki = [[Wikipedia]]}} | |home wiki = [[Wikipedia]]}} | ||
'''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''' is an {{tag|United States|American}} [[:Category:Internet|Internet]] entrepreneur, and on January 15, [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]] co-founded, with [[Larry Sanger]], {{tag|Wikipedia}}, the world's largest Internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. Wales is also Chair Emeritus of the '[[:Category:Nonprofit|nonprofit]]' {{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 | '''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''' is an {{tag|United States|American}} [[:Category:Internet|Internet]] entrepreneur, and on January 15, [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]] co-founded, with [[Larry Sanger]], {{tag|Wikipedia}}, the world's largest Internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. Wales is also Chair Emeritus of the '[[:Category:Nonprofit|nonprofit]]' {{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 Starling]], co-founded {{tag|Wikia}}, a commercial [[wiki farm]]. | ||
Wales is passionate about the | 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, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}. | Wales, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}. | ||
==Wikis== | ==Wikis== | ||
*Wikipedia ([[founder]]) | *[[English Wikipedia]] ([[founder]]) | ||
*[[Wikia Community Central (en)|Community Central]] ({{tag|Wikia | *[[Wikia Community Central (en)|Community Central]] ({{tag|Wikia Staff|President}}) | ||
*[[Uncyclowikia]] | *[[Uncyclowikia]] | ||
*[[Wikianswers]] ([[sysop]], [[check user]]) | *[[Wikianswers]] ([[sysop]], [[check user]]) | ||
[[Category:Wiki People]] | [[Category:Wiki People]] | ||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]] | |||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation | [[Category:Wikimedia people]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Wikimedia Foundation people]] | ||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation people | [[Category:Wikia people]] | ||
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Revision as of 19:50, 17 January 2017
Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales is an American Internet entrepreneur, and on January 15, 2001 co-founded, with Larry Sanger, Wikipedia, the world's largest Internet encyclopedia. Wales is also Chair Emeritus of the 'nonprofit' Wikimedia Foundation (founded June 2003) which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites. In 2004, Wales, along with his business partner Angela 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.