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    1. Jimmy Wales
      jwales 8 Dec 11

      Why don't you just put ads on wikipedia? The use of ads is what keeps all media running. Everyone has to do it. Why don't you?

      "Everyone has to do it" - no, actually, not everyone. We don't. :-)

    2. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to dubeme 7 Dec 11

      Since you dont have an iphone, what mobile phone do you use?

      HTC Sensation XL (UK) and Sidekick 4G (UK)

    3. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to TrishBerg 27 Nov 11

      How are the donations for the site going?

      Great! http://wikimediafoundation.org/wiki/Special:FundraiserStatistics

    4. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to pims 27 Oct 11

      Thoughts on PaaS? (Heroku, Google App Engine, Dotcloud…)

      The way forward!

    5. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to sandosh 27 Oct 11

      When you are talking to someone which part of the face do you look at?

      Eyes. Or to be more precise, one of their eyes - trying to look at both makes you dizzy. :)

    6. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to tom 27 Oct 11

      I lost my sunglasses and headphones. Again. What do you frequently and inescapably lose?

      Tragically and expensively - cell phones.

    7. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to MaGioZal 27 Oct 11

      Why the tags “Wikipedia dos not give medical advice” and “plot details will follow” disappeared from Wikipedia articles about diseases/medicines and books/movies?

      I don't know. I didn't realize it.

    8. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to tom 27 Oct 11

      Pro-umbrella or anti-umbrella?

      Pro-umbrella

    9. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to Wikipediano 27 Oct 11

      What do you think about the "blackout" of Italian Wikipedia as a protest against a law proposal being discussed by Italian government? http://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Comunicato_4_ottobre_2011/en

      Love it!

    10. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to laura 27 Oct 11

      Hi Jimmy, Laura from Formspring marketing here. Just wanted to let you know we've verified your account :) Cheers, Laura

      Great, thanks!

    11. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to sandosh 3 Oct 11

      I find it hard to read " (: " because I am so used to reading and writing " :) " and " :( ". Do you ever get confused by " (: " ?

      .seY

    12. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to adborden 3 Oct 11

      What is your favorite late night snack?

      Cheese.

    13. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to pims 7 Jul 11

      When’s the last time you wrote code for fun?

      Just now.

    14. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to igortomaz 7 Jul 11

      What are your plans to come back to Brazil? Before or after 2014 World Cup?

      Hopefully before.

    15. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to garfieldair 14 Jun 11

      C'est l'heure du troll vim ou emacs ? / Time to troll ! Vim or emacs ?

      Emacs.

    16. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to burnbeautiful 8 Jun 11

      Have you ever experienced personal attack from an entity that has lost (or feared losing) business because of the free resources the foundation provides?

      Not really, no.

    17. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to SusannaSpeier 8 Jun 11

      The Doctor Who Wikia is prob closest to what I have in mind. It's organized, professional, comprehensive, has a featured section for users to post questions & a responsive moderator. Any idea how many FT staff members are needed to maintain it?

      Zero full time staff members. Staff at Wikia would help out here and there with any wiki, but they aren't devoted full time to any particular ones, generally speaking. Large wikis are easily maintained by their communities.

    18. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to laura 8 Jun 11

      What do you think is the best way to deal with edits on wikipedia that clearly are factually inaccurate? (see: http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/06/06/editing-wikipedia-to-make-palin-right-about-paul-revere.aspx)

      Revert, semi-protect as needed, and block for persistent trouble making.

    19. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to Phredspin 8 Jun 11

      How do I uninstall Taskforce from GMail?

      I'm afraid I have no idea.

    20. Jimmy Wales
      jwales responded to WreelLife 8 Jun 11

      Will you read my email if I send you one? I'm sure you'll find it intriguing so it shouldn't be a waste of your time.

      I try to read all my emails, but I can't promise a response! I usually respond to everything, but... sometimes... it is overwhelming.

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