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title = Jimmy Wales</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| title<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = Jimmy Wales</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| status = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| status<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| image = Jimmy Wales <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">-</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">August</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2019</del> <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">(</del>cropped<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">)</del>.jpg</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| image<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">File:</ins>Jimmy Wales <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">in New York City March</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2023</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">blurred</ins> cropped.jpg</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| image_caption = Me in <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2019</del></div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| image_caption = Me in <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">2023</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| image_width = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| image_width<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| name = Jimmy Wales</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| name<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = Jimmy Wales</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| gender = Male</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| gender<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = Male</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>| custom_gender = </div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>| custom_gender = </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| birthdate = {{birth date and age|1966|8|7}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| birthdate<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = {{birth date and age|1966|8|7}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| birthplace = [[Huntsville, <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Alabama|Huntsville]], [[</del>Alabama]], US</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| birthplace<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = [[Huntsville, Alabama]], US</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| location = [[London]], England</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| location<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = [[London]], <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[</ins>England<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div></div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| website = {{URL|https://jimmywales.com}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| website<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = {{URL|https://jimmywales.com}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| email = {{no spam|jwales|wikia.com}} (Please read [[#Contacting me|Contacting me]] first)</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| email<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = {{no spam|jwales|wikia.com}} (Please read [[#Contacting me|Contacting me]] first)</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| facebook = jimmywalesfans</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| facebook<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = jimmywalesfans</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>|instagram=jimmywales1</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>instagram<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>=<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>jimmywales1</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| linkedin = jimmy-wales-919a8b</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| linkedin<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = jimmy-wales-919a8b</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| twitter = jimmy_wales</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| twitter<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = jimmy_wales</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| flickr = Jimbo_Wales</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| flickr<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = Jimbo_Wales</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| module = {{Listen </div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| module<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = {{Listen </div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| pos = center</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| pos<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = center</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| embed = yes</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| embed<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = yes</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| filename = Jimmy Wales voice.ogg</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| filename<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = Jimmy Wales voice.ogg</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| title = My voice</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| title<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = My voice</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| type = speech</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| type<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = speech</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>| description = Recorded August 2014}}<br />{{User:Audacity/centijimbo|{{Wikipedia:Centijimbos/counter}}}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>| description<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins> = Recorded August 2014}}<br /><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">{{User:Jimbo Wales/Founder}}</ins>{{User:Audacity/centijimbo|{{Wikipedia:Centijimbos/counter}}}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>}}</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>}}</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>== Welcome! ==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>== Welcome! ==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>Hello! My name is [[Jimmy Wales]] and this is my [[Wikipedia:User pages|user page]]. I go by "Jimmy" in real life, but often <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">by</del> "Jimbo" online. People sometimes assume that "Jimmy" is just a [[nickname]] for "James", but it's actually my full [[Given name|first name]].</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>Hello! My name is [[Jimmy Wales]] and this is my [[Wikipedia:User pages|user page]]. I go by "Jimmy" in real life, but often <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">as</ins> "Jimbo" online. People sometimes assume that "Jimmy" is just a [[nickname]] for "James", but it's actually my full [[Given name|first name]].</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>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 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.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>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 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.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 41:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 41:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>[[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]].]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>[[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]].]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>[[File:No vandalism allowed on Wikipedia.svg|thumb|Don't be a [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandal]]; be a [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|contributor]] instead!]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>[[File:No vandalism allowed on Wikipedia.svg|thumb|Don't be a [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandal]]; be a [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|contributor]] instead!]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div><del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">Really, you</del> can! If you would like to, please feel free to do so. 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!) <del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">and you</del>'ll be "[[<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">wp</del>:AUTOCONFIRM|<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">auto-confirmed</del>]]". Make an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|edit]] or two! After all, that's [[Wikipedia:About|what Wikipedia is all about]]!</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div><ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">You</ins> can! If you would like to, please feel free to do so. You need to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Wikipedia:Register|</ins>register<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins> for an account, hang around for a few days,<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> and</ins> make some good edits to pages that are totally <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">[[Wikipedia:Unprotected page|</ins>unprotected<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">]]</ins> (which is most of them!)<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">.</ins> <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">You</ins>'ll be "[[<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">WP</ins>:AUTOCONFIRM|<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">autoconfirmed</ins>]]". Make an [[Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia|edit]] or two! After all, that's [[Wikipedia:About|what Wikipedia is all about]]!</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>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<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">, really</del>, I do! I trust that you will add something here that would make me<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> really</del> smile<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">,</del> 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.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>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, I do! I trust that you will add something here that would make me 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.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=info#mw-pageinfo-watchers About 4,000] [[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! Wikipedia is a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress|permanent work in progress]], so it can always use<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> some</del> 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 to the good of the platform!</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>[//en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=info#mw-pageinfo-watchers About 4,000] [[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! Wikipedia is a [[Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress|permanent work in progress]], so it 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 to the good of the platform!</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>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<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">,</del> 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.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>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.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>You are welcome to make test edits in [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|your<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> own</del> 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]]!</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>You are welcome to make test edits in [[Special:MyPage/sandbox|your sandbox]] if you are logged in or [[Wikipedia:Sandbox|the public sandbox]] if<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> you are</ins> not logged in. Help us build the most comprehensive source of information on the [[Internet]]!</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>== Contacting me ==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>== Contacting me ==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>[[Image:WikiMeet London - Jimbo talks.jpg|thumb|250px|Guess who? It's me, Wales. Jimmy Wales, from 2004!]]</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>[[Image:WikiMeet London - Jimbo talks.jpg|thumb|250px|Guess who? It's me, Wales. Jimmy Wales, from 2004!]]</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* '''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://<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">www</del>.fandom.com/<del class="diffchange diffchange-inline">mediakit#contact</del> Fandom contact page].</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* '''Press inquiries:''' For inquiries regarding [[Wikipedia]] or another [[Wikimedia|Wikimedia project]], you can get in touch by emailing <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>{{no spam|press|wikimedia.org}}<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>. 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://<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">support</ins>.fandom.com/<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">hc/en-us</ins> Fandom contact page].</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* '''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]].</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* '''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]].</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* '''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]]. Those pages are designed to help any beginner get oriented quickly and get started here. Once there, you will find numerous links which will direct you towards other articles, resources, and help documents that you may find helpful.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* '''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]]. Those pages are designed to help any beginner get oriented quickly and get started here. Once there, you will find numerous links which will direct you towards other articles, resources, and help documents that you may find helpful.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* '''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]]. 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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.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>* '''Other inquiries of any kind:''' These can be emailed to {{no spam|jwales|wikia.com}}.</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>* '''Other inquiries of any kind:''' These can be emailed to <ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>{{no spam|jwales|wikia.com}}<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline">'''</ins>.</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><br /></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><br /></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>== See also ==</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>== See also ==</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 69:</td> <td colspan="2" class="diff-lineno">Line 69:</td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[Special:Contributions/Jimbo Wales|Contributions]] – Jimmy's personal contributions to the English Wikipedia</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[Special:Contributions/Jimbo Wales|Contributions]] – Jimmy's personal contributions to the English Wikipedia</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-deleted"><div>* [[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</div></td> <td class="diff-marker"></td> <td class="diff-context diff-side-added"><div>* [[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</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>*[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] – Information on the basic style and grammar rules for Wikipedia</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>*<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>[[Wikipedia:Manual of Style|Manual of Style]] – Information on the basic style and grammar rules for Wikipedia</div></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="−"></td> <td class="diff-deletedline diff-side-deleted"><div>*[[wikipedia:Writing better articles|Writing better articles]] – How to write and improve an article</div></td> <td class="diff-marker" data-marker="+"></td> <td class="diff-addedline diff-side-added"><div>*<ins class="diffchange diffchange-inline"> </ins>[[wikipedia:Writing better articles|Writing better articles]] – How to write and improve an article</div></td> </tr> 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The original page is located at <span class="plainlinks" style="white-space:nowrap;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales"><span>https://en.wiki</span><span>pedia.org/wi</span><span>ki/User:Jimbo_Wales</span></a>.</span></td><td class="mbox-imageright"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/" title="foundation:"><img alt="The Wikimedia Foundation's icon" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg/60px-Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="60" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg/90px-Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg/120px-Wikimedia_Foundation_RGB_logo_with_text.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="400" 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style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1966-08-07</span>) </span>August 7, 1966<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 58)</span><br /><div class="birthplace"><a href="/wiki/Huntsville,_Alabama" title="Huntsville, Alabama">Huntsville, Alabama</a>, US</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Current location</th><td class="infobox-data label"><a href="/wiki/London" title="London">London</a>, <a href="/wiki/England" title="England">England</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style=";">Contact info</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://jimmywales.com">jimmywales<wbr />.com</a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Email</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="nowrap">jwales<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" 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src="https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/api.php?action=timedtext&title=File%3AJimmy_Wales_voice.ogg&lang=zh-tw&trackformat=vtt&origin=%2A" kind="subtitles" type="text/vtt" srclang="zh-Hant-TW" label="中文（臺灣） ‪(zh-tw)‬" data-dir="ltr" /></audio></span></span></div> <div class="description">Recorded August 2014</div></div></div></div> </div><br /> <table cellspacing="0" align="left" style="border:1px solid gold; width:242px;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:gold; width:50px;height:50px"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png/50px-Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="53" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png/75px-Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png/100px-Wikipedia_logo_nohat_only_wikipedia.png 2x" data-file-width="135" data-file-height="144" /></a></span> </td> <td style="font-size:8pt;padding:4pt;line-height:1.25em; background:#FEFCCF;" align="left">This user is a <b><a href="/wiki/Entrepreneur" class="mw-redirect" title="Entrepreneur">founder</a></b> of<br /><b><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a></b>. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="wikipediauserbox" style="float:left;border:1px solid #3399ff;margin:1px;width:238px"><table role="presentation" style="border-collapse:collapse;width:238px;margin-bottom:0;margin-top:0;background:#99ccff;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><td style="border:0;width:45px;height:45px;background:#3399ff;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;color:#000000;padding:0 1px 0 0;line-height:1.25em;vertical-align:middle">100</td><td style="border:0;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;padding:0 4px 0 4px;height:45px;line-height:1.2em;color:#000000;vertical-align:middle">This user has <span class="plainlinks nopopups"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=info#mw-pageinfo-watchers"><b>100</b></a></span> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Centijimbos" title="Wikipedia:Centijimbos">centijimbos</a>.</td></tr></tbody></table></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Welcome!"><span id="Welcome.21"></span>Welcome!</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Welcome!"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Hello! My name is <a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Wales" title="Jimmy Wales">Jimmy Wales</a> and this is my <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:User_pages" title="Wikipedia:User pages">user page</a>. I go by "Jimmy" in real life, but often as "Jimbo" online. People sometimes assume that "Jimmy" is just a <a href="/wiki/Nickname" title="Nickname">nickname</a> for "James", but it's actually my full <a href="/wiki/Given_name" title="Given name">first name</a>. </p><p>I was born on August 7, 1966, in <a href="/wiki/Huntsville" class="mw-redirect" title="Huntsville">Huntsville</a>, <a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a>. I <a href="/wiki/History_of_Wikipedia#Founding_of_Wikipedia" title="History of Wikipedia">co-founded</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> on January 15, 2001. Since 2006, I have been the <a href="/wiki/Chairman" class="mw-redirect" title="Chairman">Chair</a> <a href="/wiki/Emeritus" title="Emeritus">Emeritus</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation" title="Wikimedia Foundation">Wikimedia Foundation</a>, which <a href="/wiki/Larry_Sanger" title="Larry Sanger">Larry Sanger</a> and I set up on June 20, 2003. In 2004, <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Former_Board_of_Trustees_members#Angela_Beesley" class="extiw" title="wmf:Former Board of Trustees members">Angela Beesley</a> and I established <a href="/wiki/Fandom_(website)#2004–09:_Early_days_and_growth" title="Fandom (website)">Wikia</a> (now <a href="/wiki/Fandom_(website)#2016–2018:_Fandom_brand" title="Fandom (website)">Fandom</a>), a completely separate organization unrelated to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation. Another independent project that I worked on was <a href="/wiki/WikiTribune" title="WikiTribune">WikiTribune</a>, a collaborative news website. My most recent project was the launch of <a href="/wiki/WT_Social" title="WT Social">WT Social</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Social_networking_service" title="Social networking service">social networking service</a>. 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 <a href="/wiki/Internet_Hall_of_Fame" title="Internet Hall of Fame">Internet Hall of Fame</a> in 2013. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="You_can_edit_this_page!"><span id="You_can_edit_this_page.21"></span>You can edit this page!</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: You can edit this page!"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg/220px-10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="191" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg/330px-10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg/440px-10_sharing_book_cover_background.jpg 2x" data-file-width="3173" data-file-height="2754" /></a><figcaption>Wikipedia is yours, and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Assume_good_faith" title="Wikipedia:Assume good faith">I trust you</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_no_money_handshake.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/A_no_money_handshake.svg/220px-A_no_money_handshake.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="222" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/A_no_money_handshake.svg/330px-A_no_money_handshake.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d2/A_no_money_handshake.svg/440px-A_no_money_handshake.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1080" data-file-height="1090" /></a><figcaption>Help stop <a href="/wiki/User:Jimbo_Wales/Paid_Advocacy_FAQ" title="User:Jimbo Wales/Paid Advocacy FAQ">paid advocacy</a> editing now! Read more about this in the relevant <a href="https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Terms_of_Use#paid-contrib-disclosure" class="extiw" title="wikimedia:Terms of Use">terms of use section</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg/220px-No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg/330px-No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg/440px-No_vandalism_allowed_on_Wikipedia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="352" data-file-height="301" /></a><figcaption>Don't be a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandal</a>; be a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">contributor</a> instead!</figcaption></figure> <p>You can! If you would like to, please feel free to do so. You need to <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Register" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Register">register</a> for an account, hang around for a few days, and make some good edits to pages that are totally <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Unprotected_page" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Unprotected page">unprotected</a> (which is most of them!). You'll be "<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AUTOCONFIRM" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AUTOCONFIRM">autoconfirmed</a>". Make an <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">edit</a> or two! After all, that's <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:About" title="Wikipedia:About">what Wikipedia is all about</a>! </p><p>I like to keep it a certain way (simple and free from complicated <a href="/wiki/Help:Wikitext" title="Help:Wikitext">markup</a>, <a href="/wiki/Cascading_Style_Sheets" class="mw-redirect" title="Cascading Style Sheets">styles</a>, or excessive <a href="/wiki/Help:Template" title="Help:Template">templates</a>), but the thing is, <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:AGF" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:AGF">I trust you</a>. Yes, I do! I trust that you will add something here that would make me smile and inform me or many other individuals. But please, do not <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Vandalism" title="Wikipedia:Vandalism">vandalize</a>, 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. </p><p><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=info#mw-pageinfo-watchers">About 4,000</a> <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedians" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedians">Wikipedians</a> monitor my user and user talk pages via a <a href="/wiki/Help:Watchlist" title="Help:Watchlist">watchlist</a>, and I trust them to edit and remove errors or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_personal_attacks" title="Wikipedia:No personal attacks">attacks</a>. This <i>is</i> a <a href="/wiki/Wiki" title="Wiki">wiki</a> after all, so <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Who_writes_Wikipedia%3F" title="Wikipedia:Who writes Wikipedia?">anyone</a> is welcome to edit! Wikipedia is a <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_is_a_work_in_progress" title="Wikipedia:Wikipedia is a work in progress">permanent work in progress</a>, so it can always use more help. While vandalism is not appreciated and is sure to be promptly <a href="/wiki/Help:Reverting" title="Help:Reverting">reverted</a>, there is plenty of time to become a better <a href="/wiki/Help:Editing" title="Help:Editing">Wikipedia editor</a> who only contributes to the good of the platform! </p><p>Comments or questions about how this page currently looks should be kept on <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales" title="User talk:Jimbo Wales">my talk page</a>, rather than on this page. Also, if you don't feel <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:BOLD" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:BOLD">bold</a> enough to edit this page directly or don't know whether the edit is <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_help" title="Wikipedia:How to help">helpful</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:List_of_guidelines" title="Wikipedia:List of guidelines">legal</a>, you can propose changes there instead. </p><p>You are welcome to make test edits in <a href="/wiki/Special:MyPage/sandbox" title="Special:MyPage/sandbox">your sandbox</a> if you are logged in or <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Sandbox" title="Wikipedia:Sandbox">the public sandbox</a> if you are not logged in. Help us build the most comprehensive source of information on the <a href="/wiki/Internet" title="Internet">Internet</a>! </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Contacting_me">Contacting me</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=User:Jimbo_Wales&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Contacting me"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg/250px-WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="188" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg/375px-WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg/500px-WikiMeet_London_-_Jimbo_talks.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1280" data-file-height="960" /></a><figcaption>Guess who? It's me, Wales. Jimmy Wales, from 2004!</figcaption></figure> <ul><li><b>Press inquiries:</b> For inquiries regarding <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia">Wikipedia</a> or another <a href="/wiki/Wikimedia" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikimedia">Wikimedia project</a>, you can get in touch by emailing <b><span class="nowrap">press<span class="mw-no-invert"><span class="skin-invert" typeof="mw:File"><span title="@"><img alt="@" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/15px-At_sign.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/23px-At_sign.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/88/At_sign.svg/30px-At_sign.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="145" data-file-height="145" /></span></span></span>wikimedia.org</span></b>. For inquiries about Wikia, now known as <a href="/wiki/Fandom_(website)" title="Fandom (website)">Fandom</a>, (a for-profit company completely separate from Wikimedia and Wikipedia, extending our social model to become "the rest of the library"), see the <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://support.fandom.com/hc/en-us">Fandom contact page</a>.</li> <li><b>General Wikipedia questions:</b> You will probably be satisfied by contacting the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">help desk</a> or the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:TH" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:TH">Teahouse</a>. Sometimes I respond to questions on <a href="/wiki/User_talk:Jimbo_Wales" title="User talk:Jimbo Wales">my talk page</a>.</li> <li><b>Learning about Wikipedia:</b> If you want to learn more about Wikipedia, the best place to start is at <a href="/wiki/Help:Contents" title="Help:Contents">Help:Contents</a>. Some of the most helpful pages include <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Tutorial" class="mw-redirect" title="Wikipedia:Tutorial">Wikipedia:Tutorial</a> and <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Contributing_to_Wikipedia" title="Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia">Wikipedia:Contributing to Wikipedia</a>. Those pages are designed to help any beginner get oriented quickly and get started here. Once there, you will find numerous links which will direct you towards other articles, resources, and help documents that you may find helpful.</li> <li><b>Complaints:</b> If you have a complaint, it's best to start with the <a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Help_desk" title="Wikipedia:Help desk">help desk</a>. Ask a short, friendly question, and fellow Wikipedians will be happy to help. 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