User:Jimbo Wales: Difference between revisions

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| title = Jimmy Wales

| pronunciation = ʤɪmboʊ weɪlz

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| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1966|8|7}}

| birthplace = [[Huntsville, Alabama|Huntsville]], [[Alabama]], [[United States]]

| location = [[London]], [[United Kingdom]]

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== Welcome! ==

Hello! My name is [[Jimmy Wales]] and this is my [[Wikipedia:User pages|user page]]. I go by "Jimmy" in real life, but often by "Jimbo" online. People sometimes assume that "Jimmy" is just a [[nickname]] for "James", but it's actually my full [[Given name|first name]].

I was born on August 7, 1966, in [[Huntsville]], [[Alabama]]. I [[History of Wikipedia#Founding of Wikipedia|co-founded]] [[Wikipedia]] on January 15, 2001. Since 2006, I have been the [[Chairman|Chair]] [[Emeritus]] of the [[Wikimedia Foundation]], which [[Larry Sanger]] and I set up on June&nbsp;20, 2003. In 2004, [[wmf:Former Board of Trustees members#Angela Beesley|Angela Beesley]] and I established [[Fandom (website)#2004–09: Early days and growth|Wikia]] (now [[Fandom (website)#2016–2018: Fandom brand|Fandom]]), a completely separate organization unrelated to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation. Another independent project that I had worked on was [[WikiTribune]], a collaborative news website. My most recent project was the launch of [[WT Social]], a [[social networking service]]. I am proud of having founded Wikipedia, and I am grateful for what it has offered to millions of people worldwide. I was inducted into the [[Internet Hall of Fame]] in 2013.

== You can edit this page! ==

[[File:10 sharing book cover background.jpg|thumb|Wikipedia is yours, and [[Wikipedia:Assume good faith|I trust you]].]]

[[File:A no money handshake.svg|thumb|Help stop [[User:Jimbo Wales/Paid Advocacy FAQ|paid advocacy]] editing now! Read more about this in the relevant [[:wikimedia:Terms of Use#paid-contrib-disclosure|terms of use section]].]]

[[File:No vandalism allowed on Wikipedia.svg|thumb|Don't be a [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandal]]; be a [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|contributor]] instead!]]

Really, you can! If you would like to, please feel free to do so. This page is only "semi-protected", which just means that you need to register for an account, hang around for a few days, make some good edits to pages that are totally unprotected (which is most of them!) and you'll be "auto-confirmed". Make an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|edit]] or two! After all, that's [[Wikipedia:About|what Wikipedia is all about]]!

I like to keep it a certain way (simple and free from complicated [[Help:Wikitext|markup]], [[Cascading Style Sheets|styles]], or excessive [[Help:Template|templates]]), but the thing is, [[Wikipedia:AGF|I trust you]]. Yes, really, I do! I trust that you will add something here that would make me really smile, and inform me or many other individuals. But please, do not [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalize]], because it won't make the world any better, and you know that too, so please don't. Thank you for helping to keep Wikipedia clean.

[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=info#mw-pageinfo-watchers About 3,900] [[Wikipedia:Wikipedians|Wikipedians]] monitor my user and user talk pages via a [[Help:Watchlist|watchlist]], and I trust them to edit and remove errors or [[Wikipedia:No personal attacks|attacks]]. This ''is'' a [[wiki]] after all, so [[Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?|anyone]] is welcome to edit! As a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress|permanent work in progress]], Wikipedia can always use more help. While vandalism is not appreciated and is sure to be promptly [[Help:Reverting|reverted]], there is plenty of time to become a better [[Help:Editing|Wikipedia editor]] who only contributes for the good of the platform!

Comments or questions about how this page currently looks should be kept on [[User talk:Jimbo Wales|my talk page]], rather than on this page. Also, if you don't feel [[WP:BOLD|bold]] enough to edit this page directly, or don't know whether the edit is [[Wikipedia:How to help|helpful]] and [[Wikipedia:List of guidelines|legal]], you can propose changes there instead.

You are welcome to make test edits in [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|your own sandbox]] if you are logged in or [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|the public sandbox]] if not logged in. Help us build the most comprehensive source of information on the [[Internet|internet]]!

== Contacting me ==

[[Image:WikiMeet London - Jimbo talks.jpg|thumb|250px|Guess who? It's me, Wales. Jimmy Wales, from 2004!]]

* '''Press inquiries:''' For inquiries regarding [[Wikipedia]] or another [[Wikimedia|Wikimedia project]], you can get in touch by emailing {{no spam|press|wikimedia.org}}. For inquiries about Wikia, now known as [[Fandom (website)|Fandom]], (a for-profit company completely separate from Wikimedia and Wikipedia, extending our social model to become "the rest of the library"), see the [https://www.fandom.com/mediakit#contact Fandom contact page].

* '''General Wikipedia questions:''' You will probably be satisfied by contacting the [[Wikipedia:Help desk|help desk]] or the [[WP:TH|Teahouse]]. Sometimes I respond to questions on [[User talk:Jimbo Wales|my talk page]].

* '''Learning about Wikipedia:''' If you want to learn more about Wikipedia, the best place to start is at [[Help:Contents]]. Some of the most helpful pages include [[Wikipedia:Tutorial]] and [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia]]. These pages are designed to help any beginner to get oriented quickly and to get started here. Once there, you will find numerous links which will direct you towards other articles, resources, and help documents which you may find helpful.

* '''Complaints:''' If you have a complaint, it's best to start with the [[Wikipedia:Help desk|help desk]]. Ask a short, friendly question, and fellow Wikipedians will be happy to help. Contacting me directly with a complaint should be reserved for ''after'' you have exhausted all other possible remedies (see [[WP:Dispute resolution|Wikipedia:Dispute resolution]]). <br/>If you have a complaint about article content, there are many avenues to pursue. The best and simplest way is to [[Wikipedia:Be bold|just fix it]]. You can also [[Wikipedia:Talk page guidelines|open a discussion]] on the article's [[Help:Talk pages|talk page]] about the issues you wish to address. Be sure that you are adding well-written text using legitimate information from credible, [[Wikipedia:Identifying reliable sources|reliable sources]]. If your change is [[Help:Reverting|reverted]], please [[Wikipedia:BOLD, revert, discuss cycle|continue the discussion]] on the talk page to get [[Wikipedia:Consensus|consensus]]. This is how Wikipedia works.

* '''Other inquiries of any kind:''' These can be emailed to {{no spam|jwales|wikia.com}}.

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia:Contact us|Contact Wikipedia]] – Describes how to contact Wikipedia directly for specific reasons

* [[Wikipedia:Role of Jimmy Wales|Role of Jimmy Wales]] – Describes the current status of ''Jimmy Wales'' on the English Wikipedia and its administrative bodies, with some examples of how he has used his powers in the past

* [https://www.quora.com/profile/Jimmy-Wales Jimmy Wales on Quora] – Jimmy has answered hundreds of questions on [[Quora]], many of which concern Wikipedia

* [[Jimmy Wales]] – The Wikipedia article about Jimmy Wales

* [[Special:Prefixindex/User:Jimbo Wales/|Jimbo Wales user-subpages]] – List of all the pages that begin with ''User:Jimbo Wales''

* [[Special:Contributions/Jimbo Wales|Contributions]] – Jimmy's personal contributions to the English Wikipedia

* [[History_of_Wikipedia#Early_roles_of_Wales_and_Sanger|History of Wikipedia]] – Information on the founding of the Wikipedia project and the early roles of its founding members

*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] – Information on the basic style and grammar rules for Wikipedia

*[[wikipedia:Writing better articles|Writing better articles]] – How to write and improve an article

*[[Wikipedia:List of policies and guidelines|Policies and guidelines]] – List of general guidelines, apply common sense

*[[Wikipedia:Five pillars|Pillars of Wikipedia]] – A summary of the fundamental principles of Wikipedia

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