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'''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''', born August 6, 1966 in [[wp:Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville, Alabama]], is an {{tag|United States|American}} [[:Category:Internet|Internet]] entrepreneur, and on January 15, 2001 founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, the worlds largest Internet [[:Category:Encyclopedia|encyclopedia]]. Wales is also Chair Emeritus of the 'not for profit' {{tag|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 {{tag|Wikia}}, a commercial [[wiki farm]]. | '''Jimmy Donal "Jimbo" Wales''', born August 6, 1966 in [[wp:Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville, Alabama]], is an {{tag|United States|American}} [[:Category:Internet|Internet]] entrepreneur, and on January 15, [[:Category:FoundedIn2001|2001]] founded {{tag|Wikipedia}}, the worlds 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 | 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 divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}. | Wales, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}. | ||
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*[http://blog. | *[http://blog.JimmyWales.com Jimmy Wales blog] | ||
*[[wp:Jimmy Wales|Wikipedia article]] | *[[wp:Jimmy Wales|Wikipedia article]] | ||
**[[wp:Wikipedia:Role of Jimmy Wales|Role of Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia]] | **[[wp:Wikipedia:Role of Jimmy Wales|Role of Jimmy Wales on Wikipedia]] | ||
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*[[commons:Category:Jimmy Wales|Gallery of Jimmy Wales images]] – at [[Wikimedia Commons]] | *[[commons:Category:Jimmy Wales|Gallery of Jimmy Wales images]] – at [[Wikimedia Commons]] | ||
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