Jimmy Wales
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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