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How much does Jimmy make from all Wiki pursuits?

Given the current and frequent pleas for money, I'm interested in knowing how much Wales personally takes from the revenue generated by donations. Why is this information hidden? It's a fair question, no? The answer should be published within the article. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.121.56.184 (talk) 13:58, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

In what way are you entitled to know? Why don't you feel that this is a personal question?
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 14:02, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Because the foundation is asking for donations again, and as a donor, do I not have the right to ask where the money goes? I'm not interested in Wales' income or net worth outside of Wiki. I just want to know where the revenue from donations goes, and I think it should be included in the article how much Wales personally takes from donations. That's all. As a donor, I'm absolutely entitled to know. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.121.56.184 (talk) 14:07, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
This may not count as a reliable source for the article but I think it lays out the gist of what you are looking for.
 — Berean Hunter (talk) 14:18, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Jimbo has said on many occasions that he earns no salary from the Wikimedia Foundation and none of the donations go to him (see User_talk:Jimbo_Wales/Archive_68, for example). Since the WikiMedia Foundation is a non-profit organization, financial records are public. You can find some information here: http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/FAQ/en (specifically the section titled "If I donate to Wikimedia, where does my money go? " — Preceding unsigned comment added by 148.177.1.210 (talk) 14:15, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Thanks. Does anyone know how much of the donation revenue (indirectly, I guess) goes to Wales as head of Wikia? Presumably Wikipedia pays some kind of royalty for the use of the technology developed by Wales? Who decides how much this is? No ill-intent meant, I'm just after some info. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 50.121.56.184 (talk) 14:24, 7 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]
To answer the question, although I suspect that since someone is sincerely asking, we might regard it as an editorial failure of the article that we don't explain it there as well. There's good information up above. I take neither salary nor expenses from the Wikimedia Foundation, and that includes my travel to and from board meetings, accommodation for board meetings, travel to and from Wikimania, accommodation there, etc. No donation revenue goes directly or indirectly to Wikia. Wikipedia pays no royalties for technology developed by me (and there's none of that anyway, to be sure!) "Who decides how much this is?" Well, referring to royalties, the question doesn't make sense, since there's no such thing. In terms of my expenses, it is my choice to forego the standard expenses given to board members.
Trying to be sure to cover all the bases here. I sometimes accept meals during board meetings, including board dinners. I will often get a free softdrink and snacks during board meetings. I have sometimes accepted a flight from the UK to Germany, paid for by the German chapter, in order to let them film me for a fundraising/prmotional video - but I have also come to Germany to give a speech in exchange for a donation of tens of thousands of dollars to them, so they've made good money on me.  :-)
I am a board member at Wikia, but there too I do not take a salary nor expenses.
I make my living on a day-to-day basis by giving inspirational speeches to big companies and tech conferences. I charge a lot of money for this, and my customers are very happy.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 08:09, 3 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Related Q: Does Wales have a WP:COI charging a lot of money from big companies which also have articles with their name /products all over the Wikimedia Project?
A: Not unless he edits his corporate benefactors' articles. Writegeist (talk) 19:53, 21 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Wedding

Any news on the wedding? Summer's over. Sole Flounder (talk) 13:43, 27 September 2012 (UTC)[reply]

I removed it from the lede, but it is still under personal section.--Mollskman (talk) 14:41, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
You may be right, but how often do we see Mr Wales (or even a wedding) on the front page of The Times? Martinevans123 (talk) 14:49, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]
I did my part, against no policy, guideline, or MOS. Too bad for readers visiting the article, seeing a bloated, fatuous lead paragraph with no mention of the wedding. --Lexein (talk) 15:16, 7 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

New York Post

This is a good example of why we should not use tabloids as sources.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 07:22, 10 October 2012 (UTC)[reply]

And The New York Times has become even worse. — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 12:18, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
News is often better from England. Congratulations! — An awesome picture [1] — Charles Edwin Shipp (talk) 20:50, 24 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]
Please tell me they got the bit about Alistair Campbell right, though. Formerip (talk) 00:19, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Edit request on 26 November 2012

CURRENT TEXT: In a 2010 interview with The Independent, he expressed sympathy with the Occupy Wall Street and Occupy London protesters, saying, "You don't have to be a socialist to say it's not right to take money from everybody and give it to a few rich people. That's not free enterprise."[79]

EDIT: In a 2011 interview

99.71.133.35 (talk) 00:15, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

 Done RudolfRed (talk) 00:26, 26 November 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Query

In the birth date at the top should the citation not be outside the parenthesis? It is currently inside. --86.40.198.87 (talk) 02:45, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

The Manual of Style says that "where a footnote applies only to material within parentheses, the ref tags belong just before the closing parenthesis". Assuming the ref is supporting only the birthdate and not the full name as well, the current order falls within the guideline. Rivertorch (talk) 07:46, 15 December 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Colbert

I wish there was some way to get this into the article, but I don't see how. From the Colbert Report last week: "My guest tonight, Jimmy Wales. He is the driving force behind Wikipedia. Big deal! So is everybody else!" --MelanieN (talk) 02:54, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

A snippet for The Signpost? Rivertorch (talk) 10:59, 15 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Views on bias of Wikipedia?

One of the things that most interests me is whether this self-avowed objectivist thinks about creating what some have called a liberal propaganda machine. Has he ever read any of the stunningly biased articles about human biology or sexuality, where the National Review is considered an unreliable source? A sentence or two on this would be nice.

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