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{{Personal infobox <!--see 'Template:Personal infobox' for full detail--> | {{Personal infobox <!--see 'Template:Personal infobox' for full detail--> | ||
|image = [[File:Jimmy Wales, 2005.jpg|280px | |image = [[File:Jimmy Wales, 2005.jpg|280px]]<br>Jimmy Wales in 2005 | ||
|name = Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales<!--full OFFICIAL name of person--> | |name = Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales<!--full OFFICIAL name of person--> | ||
|age = ''born'' 7 August<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown--> | |age = ''born'' 7 August<!--or DoB, or just year of birth; leave blank if unknown--> | ||
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|residence = {{tag|London}}, {{tag|England}}, United Kingdom | |residence = {{tag|London}}, {{tag|England}}, United Kingdom | ||
|home wiki = [[English Wikipedia]], {{tag|Wikia}} | |home wiki = [[English Wikipedia]], {{tag|Wikia}} | ||
|status = Active | |status = Active<!--'Active', 'Semi-active', 'WikiHoliday', 'Retired', 'Deceased', etc; leave blank if unknown--> | ||
|website = [http://JimmyWales.com JimmyWales.com] | |website = [http://JimmyWales.com JimmyWales.com] | ||
|contacts = https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales<!--e-mail, Skype, IRC, | |contacts = https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales<!--e-mail (anti-spam e-mail), Skype, IRC, Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, etc; only if ALREADY in public domain--> | ||
}}{{TOCright}} | }}{{TOCright}} | ||
'''Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales''', born 7 August, is an American [[:Category:Internet|internet]] entrepreneur.<ref name=About>[ | '''Jimmy Donal 'Jimbo' Wales''', born 7 August, is an American [[: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:FoundedIn2001|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:Nonprofit|non-profit]] {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation}} (WMF), itself founded June [[:Category:FoundedIn2003|2003]], which owns and runs Wikipedia and its related sites and projects,<ref name=About/> totalling nearly 900 wikis. Subsequently, in [[:Category:FoundedIn2004|2004]], Wales, along with his then new [[:Category:British|British]] business partner [[Angela Beesley Starling|Angela Beesley]], co-founded {{tag|Wikia}}, a commercial wiki hosting service, commonly known as a [[wiki farm]].<ref name=About/> | ||
Wales is passionate about the '[[wiki]]' format | 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, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|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'.<ref name=About/> | Wales, twice married and twice divorced, now lives in {{tag|London}}, England, in the 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'.<ref name=About/> | ||
==[[WhatIsWiki|Wikis]]== | ===[[WhatIsWiki|Wikis]]=== | ||
*[[English Wikipedia]] — [[founder]] | *[[English Wikipedia]] — [[founder]] | ||
*[[Wikimedia Foundation]] — founder, Chairman Emeritus | *[[Wikimedia Foundation]] — founder, {{tag|Wikimedia Foundation staff|Chairman Emeritus}} | ||
*[[Wikia Community Central (en)|Wikia Community Central]] — {{tag|Wikia Staff|President}} | *[[Wikia Community Central (en)|Wikia Community Central]] — {{tag|Wikia Staff|President}} | ||
*[[Wikianswers]] — [[sysop]], [[check user]] | *[[Wikianswers]] — [[sysop]], [[check user]] | ||
==See also== | ===See also=== | ||
*[[:Category:Wikimania|Wikimania]] | *[[:Category:Wikimania|Wikimania]] | ||
==References== | ===References=== | ||
< | <References/> | ||
==External links== | ===External links=== | ||
*[ | *[https://JimmyWales.com JimmyWales.com] — official WordPress blog homepage | ||
*[https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales Jimmy Wales Twitter feed] | *[https://Twitter.com/jimmy_wales Jimmy Wales Twitter feed] | ||
*[https://Facebook.com/jimmywalesfans/ Jimmy Wales fans Facebook page] | *[https://www.Facebook.com/jimmywalesfans/ Jimmy Wales fans Facebook page] | ||
*[http://IntelligentDesigns.net/the-rise-of-the-trash-blogs/ The Rise of the Trash Blogs] — an observational blog article on Jimmy by fellow Wikipedian [[Erik Möller]] | *[http://IntelligentDesigns.net/the-rise-of-the-trash-blogs/ The Rise of the Trash Blogs] — an observational blog article on Jimmy by fellow Wikipedian [[Erik Möller]], 4 March 2008 | ||
{{Wikia staff}} | {{Wikia staff}} | ||
[[Category:Wikia| ]] | [[Category:Wikia| ]] | ||
[[Category:Wikipedia|*]] | [[Category:Wikipedia|*]] | ||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation staff| ]] | |||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation|*]] | [[Category:Wikimedia Foundation|*]] | ||
[[Category:Wikia Staff| ]] | [[Category:Wikia Staff| ]] | ||
[[Category:Wikia people| ]] | [[Category:Wikia people| ]] | ||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation people| ]] | |||