Articles tagged: jimmywales
edit In the media Court orders user data in libel case, Saudi Wikipedia in the crosshairs, Larry Sanger at it again
2023-01-16
Wikipedia's birthday, a cute dog, and nipplefruit.
In the media Odd bedfellows, Elon and Jimbo, reliable sources for divorces, and more
2023-01-01
Sometimes you need to read more than just the headlines!
From the archives Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
2023-01-01
Photographers, Sandy Hook, the shocking use of Nazi symbols in articles about Nazis, and "You wouldn't recognise a fact if it bit you in the ass".
From the archives Five, ten, and fifteen years ago
2022-11-28
Search upgrades, lawsuits, paid editing, and personal reflection.
In the media Truth or consequences? A tough month for truth
2022-08-31
But Annie Rauwerda is the real thing!
In the media Putin, Jimbo, Musk and more
2022-05-29
A varied collection of "special operations", and interviews.
From the archives Wales resigned WMF board chair in 2006 reorganization
2022-04-24
A look at when the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees was reorganized.
News and notes Of safety and anonymity
2022-03-27
The diff that resulted in arrest and jail time in Belarus.
News and notes Jimbo's NFT, new arbs, fixing RfA, and financial statements
2021-12-28
Wrapping up 2021 with a pair of auctions, activity surrounding administrators, and an audit.
Technology report The people who built Wikipedia, technically
2021-01-31
Starting with trust, expanding, controversy, and opportunities.
News from the WMF Wikipedia celebrates 20 years of free, trusted information for the world
2021-01-31
Happy birthday!
In focus From Anarchy to Wikiality, Glaring Bias to Good Cop: Press Coverage of Wikipedia's First Two Decades
2021-01-31
A new "wiki journalism" is needed.
News and notes Jimmy Wales "shouldn't be kicked out before he's ready"
2020-11-29
Arbitration Committee elections begin.
From the archives Wikipedia for promotional purposes?
2020-08-30
A question from 2005 that we still haven't answered.
COI and paid editing Some strange people edit Wikipedia for money
2020-08-02
And thanks for the photo, Ghislaine!
In the media Part collaboration and part combat
2020-06-28
Racial justice, Facebook, LGBTQ+, Ryan Merkley, and a woman.
Discussion report Community reacts to WMF rebranding proposals
2020-06-28
Many Wikimedia community members are upset about the WMF's plan to rebrand. Plus, a discussion of Fox News's reliability.
News and notes Documenting Wikimania and our beginnings
2019-08-30
The oldest surviving Wikipedia edit restored to article history, Wikimania, and the mystery of a disappearing Funds Dissemination Committee.
News from the WMF Wikimedia Foundation petitions the European Court of Human Rights to lift the block of Wikipedia in Turkey
2019-05-31
The WMF keeps working to stop Turkey from blocking Wikipedia
In the media Kalanick's nipples; Episode #138 of Drama on the Hill
2017-06-23
The anatomy of Uber CEO Travis Kalanick's chest area has been the talk of the month. But so have high-profile edits, hacked articles, and one particular newborn growing up.
News and notes Strategic planning update; English Wikipedia ArbCom election results
2016-12-22
Strategic planning update; English ArbCom election results: WMF reflects, to some degree, on its past approaches to strategic planning
News and notes Board unanimously appoints Katherine Maher as new WMF executive director; Wikimedia lawsuits in France and Germany
2016-07-04
News from Wikimania and the courts
News and notes Katherine Maher named interim head of WMF; Wales email re-sparks Heilman controversy; draft WMF strategy posted
2016-03-09
Controversy, change, and everything between.
In the media 15th anniversary news round-up
2016-01-20
Media discusses Wikipedia's fifteenth anniversary.
In the media Impenetrable science; Jimmy Wales back in the UAE
2016-01-06
Wikipedia's science articles are "effectively incomprehensible"
Wikimanía report Wikimanía 2015 report, part 1, the plenaries
2015-07-22
WMF's Executive Director, Lila Tretikov, gave the opening plenary address.
In the media Novelists annotate Wikipedia; Wales promotes TPO; Working for free
2015-07-22
Three novelists "have found a way to control the Wikipedia narrative" by using the annotation website Genius to annotate their own Wikipedia articles.
In the media Jimmy Wales accepts Dan David Prize
2015-05-20
Jimmy Wales and five others accepted the 2015 Dan David Prize at Tel Aviv University on May 17. The prize comes with US$1 million, ten percent of which goes to doctoral and postdoctoral scholarships.
News and notes One editor faces likely ban for work on Wikipedia; another awarded $1 million
2015-02-11
One editor faces likely ban for work on Wikipedia; Jimmy Wales awarded $1 million: Also: GLAM-Wiki Conference; Ombudsman Commission announced; Slovak Wikipedia now has 200,000 articles
In the media Wales on GamerGate
2014-12-24
"I want you and others to understand that threatening people is not helpful."
In the media Wikipedia's year in review video; Checking in with Wikipedia's founders
2014-12-17
Wales under fire for $500k prize from UAE.
Special report Jimmy Wales: media favors entertainment over raising public awareness
2013-08-14
Jimmy Wales, co-founder of Wikipedia and its public face to most of the media, has declared that media organizations are missing out on the "opportunity of the century" by not conducting true investigative reporting into American surveillance practices, a debate kindled by information leaked by Edward Snowden.
In the media Wikipedia flamewars
2013-07-24
The Washington Post reported Tuesday on the most controversial articles on various language Wikipedias as determined by a cross-continental research group.
WikiProject report Not Jimbo: WikiProject Wales
2013-07-10
This week, we traveled to Cymru with the folks at WikiProject Wales.
In the media Jimmy Wales is not an Internet billionaire; a mass shooter's alleged Wikipedia editing
2013-07-03
Amy Chozick's profile of Jimmy Wales in the New York Times sparked significant controversy in international news outlets this week, including from Wales, who responded to the piece as a whole with a lengthy talk page statement.
In the media Daily Dot on Commons and porn; Jimmy Wales accused of breaking Wikipedia rules in hunt for Snowden
2013-06-26
The Daily Dot has examined the perennial controversy over explicit or pornographic media on Commons. This latest salvo was touched off when Russavia uploaded a portrait of Jimmy Wales made by the artist Pricasso, who paints with his genitalia.
In the media Is the Wikimedia movement too 'cash rich'?
2012-12-31
Is the Wikimedia movement too 'cash rich'?: The Telegraph and Daily Dot, among others, have alleged that there are multiple links between the WMF, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales, and Kazakhstan's government, which is, for all intents and purposes, a one-party non-democratic state.
Paid editing Does Wikipedia Pay? The Founder: Jimmy Wales
2012-10-01
Does Wikipedia Pay? is a Signpost series seeking to illuminate paid editing, paid advocacy, for-profit Wikipedia consultants, editing public relations professionals, conflict of interest guidelines in practice, and the Wikipedians who work on these issues by speaking openly with the people involved. This week, a scandal centering around Roger Bamkin's work with Wikimedia UK and Gibraltarpedia erupted ... In light of these events, opinions on how to avoid future controversy are as important as ever. ... The Signpost spoke with Jimmy Wales to better understand how he views the paid editing environment and what he thinks is needed to improve it.
In the media Author criticizes Wikipedia article; Wales attacks UK government proposal
2012-09-10
Philip Roth, a widely known and acclaimed American author, wrote an open letter in the New Yorker addressed to Wikipedia this week, alleging severe inaccuracies in the article on his The Human Stain (2000).
Arbitration report Three open cases, one set for acceptance, arbitrators formally appointed by Jimmy Wales
2011-12-26
In the news The Economist assays the encyclopaedia's challenges, Jimbo speaks on net future, and an inclusionist alternative emerges.
2011-11-07
In the news QRpedia launches to acclaim, Jimbo talks social media, Wikipedia attracts fungi, terriers and Greeks bearing gifts
2011-10-03
In the news Wikipedia: yesterday's news? Calls for women, doctors, and scholars of humanities; Wales makes Wikimedia work "look easy"
2011-09-19
In the news Collaboration with academia; world heritage; xkcd; eG8 summit; ISP subpoena; brief news
2011-05-30
In the news Education minister's speech copied from Wikipedia; Jimmy Wales interviewed; brief news
2011-05-16
In the news Academic contributions; Jimmy Wales weighs in on murder trial controversy; brief news
2011-04-04
In the news Egyptian revolution and Wikimania 2008; Jimmy Wales' move to the UK, Africa and systemic bias; brief news
2011-02-21
In the news The 2002 Spanish fork and ads revisited; Wikipedia still failing to fail; brief news
2011-01-24
In the news Anniversary coverage continues; Thai government translates Wikipedia; brief news
2011-01-17
In the news Spanish police pursues BLP vandals, Jimbo interviewed, advice for experts and spammers
2010-10-04
In the news Agatha Christie spoiled, Wales on Wikileaks, University students improve Wikipedia, and more
2010-08-30
In the news Wikipedia controlled by pedophiles, left-wing trolls, Islamofascists and Communist commandos?
2010-06-28
Wales' relationship with journalist Wales' relationship, breakup with journalist Rachel Marsden raises questions about possible improprieties
2008-03-03
Wikipedia cited by the England and Wales High Court Wikipedia cited by the High Court of England and Wales
2006-07-03