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Really, you can! Please feel free to! After all, that's what Wikipedia is about! |
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Now, you all know that this is my user page. I like to keep it a certain way, but the thing is, I trust you. Yes, I really do. I trust that you'll add something here that makes me smile :), that informs me, or that helps to inform others. If I have things in a certain format, I trust that you will respect that format. Actually, scratch that. Since this page is just so simple and plain, my ultimate dream is that some person who thinks it is fun would come along and make it look perfect, or close to perfect. See that link up there that says '<span class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit this page]</span>' ? Go for it. It's a "wiki world"! |
Now, you all know that this is my user page. I like to keep it a certain way, but the thing is, I trust you. Yes, I really do. I trust that you'll add something here that makes me smile :), that informs me, or that helps to inform others. If I have things in a certain format, I trust that you will respect that format. Actually, scratch that. Since this page is just so simple and plain, my ultimate dream is that some person who thinks it is fun would come along and make it look perfect, or close to perfect. See that link up there that says '<span class="plainlinks">[{{SERVER}}{{localurl:{{NAMESPACE}}:{{PAGENAME}}|action=edit}} edit this page]</span>' ? Go for it. It's a "wiki world"! - Jimbo |
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[[Nota Bene|N.B.]]: Many Wikipedians watch over my user page and will edit mercilessly or even remove altogether any bad faith alterations made. This ''is'' a wiki, after all. |
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Dear Mr. Jimbo, |
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Your site is very confusing. It seems that anyone can edit and delete anything except domain name. I suspect whether this page is created by you or created by anti-wikipedian, anti-social elements. I am unable to figure out who is cop, who is good civilian and who is bad civilian. |
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If this page is created by you (and if you are owner of this site),please answer my questions. |
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1. If anyone can edit anything, how can new user like me believe which page is indeed official and not created by anti-social person or group of persons? |
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2. How can new user confirm who is moderator/administrator of this site? Any poster can say that he is moderator and show me false page created by that poster himself as proof. |
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3. Why don't you create site index page (WHICH CAN NOT BE EDITED BY ANY POSTER) mentioning your official policies, names of moderator(s), contact details? That way new user will trust that it is indeed official policy of your site. |
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People keep deleting my posts. Maybe this post will also be deleted. Will you please tell these people to become polite human being? |
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Thanks. |
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[[User:Viran|viran]] 15:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC) |
Revision as of 15:19, 19 September 2007
Hello. My name is Jimbo Wales, and I founded Wikipedia in 2001. Since 2006, I have been Chair Emeritus of the Wikimedia Foundation, which I founded in 2003. Along with Angela Beesley, I am the co-founder of Wikia. Wikia is a completely separate organization. Wikia is working on a search engine project unrelated to Wikipedia and the Wikimedia Foundation.
Talk · Statement of principles · Travel · Barnstars · Pictures · Funny pictures · Wikia · Contributions · All subpages
Contacting mePress inquiries: If your press inquiry is strictly about Wikipedia or another Wikimedia project, you can contact me directly by email or you can call the Foundation office and speak to our communications person Sandra, at +1 727 231 0101. If your press inquiry is for my personal views on some general topic, contact my assistant at sierra (at) wikia (dot) com. She knows how to find me as quickly as possible. If your press inquiry is about Wikia (a completely separate company from Wikimedia/Wikipedia, extending the Wikipedia social model to become "the rest of the library"), also contact Sierra at sierra (at) wikia (dot) com. General Wikipedia questions: You will probably be satisfied by contacting the help desk. Remember, if you're with the press, please follow the instructions above. Complaints: The best thing to do, if you have a complaint, is to start with the help desk. Ask a short, friendly question, and Wikipedians will love to help you. Contacting me directly with a complaint should be reserved for after you have exhausted all other remedies. Invitations: If you want to invite me to speak at a conference, please send an email to wikispeaker (at) gmail (dot) com or call +1 (847) 380-1794. If you call this number with complaints about Wikipedia, they will not know what you are talking about, and you will not receive any help at all. Other inquiries (related to me or my position) can be sent by e-mail to jwales (at) wikia (dot) com. (Press inquiries by e-mail are also always welcome.) To make sure I see your e-mail, the best way to slip it by my spam filters is to mention Wikipedia in the subject or body of the e-mail. Statement of principlesAs we move forward with software and social changes, I think it is imperative that I state clearly and forcefully my views on openness and the license. This page, like all Wikipedia pages, is a living, dynamic document, which the community and I will update and clarify as legitimate questions arise. I should point out that these are my principles, such that I am the final judge of them. This does not mean that I will not listen to you, but it does mean that at some ultimate, fundamental level, this is how Wikipedia will be run. (But have no fear, as you will see, below.)
The original version of this Statement of Principles was first published on Wikipedia on 27 October 2001. |
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I am learning German - Ich lerne DeutschI like getting simple messages from people in German, but unfortunately I'm not quite ready yet to conduct real conversations in German. My name in other languagesYou see, Wikipedia is not only a marvelous project — it is also a marvelous interlingual project. For those who speak languages other than English, here's my name translated or transliterated to many languages... Hello you, speaking any language different from those in the above page — just pop in, and write your own! | |||||||||||||||||
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My travel itineraryThese are the voyages of Jimbo Wales. I'm often traveling, but you can see where I'm voyaging next. Here is an incomplete list of Wikipedia meetups (which are awesome!) I have attended:
You may edit this page!Really, you can! Please feel free to! After all, that's what Wikipedia is about! Now, you all know that this is my user page. I like to keep it a certain way, but the thing is, I trust you. Yes, I really do. I trust that you'll add something here that makes me smile :), that informs me, or that helps to inform others. If I have things in a certain format, I trust that you will respect that format. Actually, scratch that. Since this page is just so simple and plain, my ultimate dream is that some person who thinks it is fun would come along and make it look perfect, or close to perfect. See that link up there that says '' ? Go for it. It's a "wiki world"! - Jimbo N.B.: Many Wikipedians watch over my user page and will edit mercilessly or even remove altogether any bad faith alterations made. This is a wiki, after all. Comments on how this page currently looks should be directed to my talk page.
Dear Mr. Jimbo, Your site is very confusing. It seems that anyone can edit and delete anything except domain name. I suspect whether this page is created by you or created by anti-wikipedian, anti-social elements. I am unable to figure out who is cop, who is good civilian and who is bad civilian. If this page is created by you (and if you are owner of this site),please answer my questions. 1. If anyone can edit anything, how can new user like me believe which page is indeed official and not created by anti-social person or group of persons? 2. How can new user confirm who is moderator/administrator of this site? Any poster can say that he is moderator and show me false page created by that poster himself as proof. 3. Why don't you create site index page (WHICH CAN NOT BE EDITED BY ANY POSTER) mentioning your official policies, names of moderator(s), contact details? That way new user will trust that it is indeed official policy of your site. People keep deleting my posts. Maybe this post will also be deleted. Will you please tell these people to become polite human being? Thanks. viran 15:19, 19 September 2007 (UTC) |