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Thanks for the correction; I generally work with topics vastly different from this, so I'm amazed how much information pops up so quickly, even a free photo! Nyttend (talk) 03:43, 28 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Interview request

Hi Jimbo, I thought I'd inform you of these messages: [1], [2] & [3], just in case you need to get involved. Marek.69 ^talk 13:51, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Huh. I think the main message should be "this is totally routine and boring, why on earth would you write about it?" :-) --Jimbo Wales (talk) 18:45, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

True, 'Wikipedia BLP gets semi-protected'. Wow. I suppose the arrest might be a big story in Switzerland, though. Marek.69 ^talk 20:38, 29 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lead Image on Humans

Hello Mr. Wales, I am not sure if this would concern you at all but there is a dispute going on right now over the replacement of the Pioneer Plaque as the lead image on humans, by a selectively bias photograph of an Akha male and female. The plaque image has been used for years, and the Akha image only replaced it within the last 3 weeks. It also is distractingly discriminating in it's choice as lead image. Can you please look into this issue? There is an on going mediation request, but I am not sure if the user (Silence) who decided to change the image is going to submit to mediation.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Requests_for_mediation/Human#Parties.27_agreement_to_mediate

Thank you, KgKris (talk) 21:57, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Having reviewed the issue only briefly, I have nothing helpful to add to the content discussion, which appears to be proceeding nicely and in accordance with best practices. The one thing that I did come to very quickly is that I like Rivertorch's thoughtfulness very much.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 02:09, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Servers, offices, and people

Apparently, Wikimedia moved to San Francisco quite some time ago, but the servers are still in Florida. With that, where are you exactly? San Francisco? What about the developers? Do they even show up? 67.180.161.183 (talk) 22:16, 30 September 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am a global nomad. Having said that, I'm based in Florida and spend a lot of time in New York City.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 02:32, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Pedantic, I know.

You realise that the opening line in the recent "Letter from Michael Snow and Jimmy Wales" makes no logical sense.

"It is hard to believe that less than a decade ago, Wikipedia didn't exist."

"Less than a decade ago" could be six months or 4 years, when wikipedia did exist. Surely this needs to read "more than a decade ago" or simply "a decade ago". For most of the time covered by "less than a decade" wikipedia did exist.

Additionally, I'm not very sure that the comma belongs in that sentence.

Now, my writing is far from perfect and your prose is better than most. But in any good article sloppy writing like that gets copy-edited by someone who picks it up. Can I humbly suggest that you get a few good writers (and there are plenty round here) to copy edit any high-profile public statements like this?--Scott Mac (Doc) 09:53, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Grievance

Dear Mr. Jimmy,

Just to let you know that all is not well on wikipedia. Almost all senior editors have started acting like autocrats and dictators. Many genuine facts are just not being considered for discussion, and are unreasonably termed as 'soapbox' or POV, and deleted. This is definitely killing the spirit of wikipedians and the credibility of wikipedia. This needs urgent attention! --Gaunkars of Goa (talk) 17:48, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Have you got any examples of this? -- M2Ys4U ^(talk) 22:31, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

My contribution page, you can have access to it I suppose.--Gaunkars of Goa (talk) 07:14, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

This is a sample http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User_talk:Gaunkars_of_Goa --Gaunkars of Goa (talk) 08:31, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

It is time for one last "Huzzah" from the God-King

You will be aware of the "undertow/Law/Casliber/etc." matter, and of the East European Mailing List. I think it is time for you to make one last unilateral policy decision, and impose a method by which admins, and arbs and 'crats, can be made accountable to the community and have their accesses removed if found to be in breach of their responsibilities. Something needs to be done to re-establish the trust the community should have in its enhanced privilege endowed members, and a method to quickly remove people from positions of trust where it can be demonstrated it has been lost. I will work with you on this, if you wish, and I can direct you to people who have expressed these concerns previously and have put in place procedures and proposals that can be adapted. Whatever system or procedure that may arise will likely be messy and time consuming and open to undue influence - but we have that at the moment, and it does not appear to solve the problems being discussed presently. I hope that you will consider this request, for the future interests of Wikipedia and its community. LessHeard vanU (talk) 21:07, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I am happy to assist with the formulation, implementation, and enforcement of policies leading to a greater degree of responsibility and trust at all levels of Wikipedia. But why should this one thing be the "last" thing I do, my friend? I'm not going anywhere. :-) --Jimbo Wales (talk) 00:13, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Lead image of human

Which image? A long-running debate - but the answer is blindingly obvious. See Talk:Human#New_Lead_Image. :) Tim Vickers (talk) 21:49, 1 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note to editors

It is time for Wikipedia to be bold to make the information complete.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it .....Mahatma Gandhi.

For this, you will need both the pen and the mind, Gandhi had. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gaunkars of Goa (talk • contribs) 08:54, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Note to editors

It is time for Wikipedia to be bold to make the information complete.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it .....Mahatma Gandhi.

For this, you will need both the pen and the mind, Gandhi had.--Gaunkars of Goa (talk) 08:54, 2 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]