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hello i am vitus alexander from nigeria i was searching the system for anything that could macth my name vitus as it was given to me by my long died mother and stumbled on your website please i am interested to be a member of your organisation and want to know if you will send me a mail as to know if i am qualified for this my e.mail address is <deleted due to privacy reasons>, i look forward to hearing from you soon and above all may GOD bless and keep you as long as you desire happy birthday till then best regards vitus alexander
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Hello again, Jimbo. Just like to wish you a happy 40th birthday from this page's founder (to Wikipedia's founder) -- Tdxi an g 03:23, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello Jimbo. I would like to thank you a lot for wikipedia (it is really fantastic encyclopedy) and wish you all the best for your birthday. Many greetings from Kořenov sends you -- Stardust 22:14, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
I present you with these balloons to celebrate your birthday. I hope you have a great day. Killfest2 (Talk) |
The dreaded f-word! You're turning the dreaded f-word. Hm. I won't send you balloons or birthday cakes, I'm fresh out. Instead, I leave you something to think about. Think about all the accomplishments you made before turning the dreaded f-word. You founded a...foundation of titanic good-naturedness, the Wikimedia Foundation. It "gives away free access to the sum of all human knowledge to every person on the planet," to rearrange a quote of yours. With an encyclopedia, dictionary, collection of quotations, directory of species, and repositories of free textbooks, news, and content, it's no wonder you were in the Time 100 list. Most people can't do this much within their whole lives, much less before turning the dreaded f-word. So if you can do this much by turning the dreaded f-word, think of what you can do by the time you're old and wrinkly! So, congrats on your accomplishments, and look forward to the future. Oh, and it you're wondering what the dreaded f-word is, it's...forty. Happy birthday!-- the ninth bright shiner talk 05:02, 5 August 2006 (UTC) i wish you choke on your cake jimbo plz
Happy birthday, big guy. I hope you won't need these for at least, I donno, half a decade more. JDoorj a m Talk 05:37, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
This is the first time I ever contacted you, so yeah, happy birthday. Maybe I'll see you on IRC sometime. TehKewl1 06:13, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
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Happy Birthday, Jimbo! I hope all of your birthday wishes come true! Jake 12:08, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Best wishes for the holiday, you're only 40 it could be worse. Haha, but just don't get too excited lol!. But best wishes for the next ten years and I'll be back here signing in 2016! Have a great holiday— OL P 1999 12:46, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
OK, so... #wikipedia says it's your birthday. #wikimania claims it's Angela's birthday, this must have something to do with the cabal... (Yes, I know there is no cabal). Anyways, have a nice day! Michael Billington ( talk • contribs) 13:04, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Jimbo, I present to you the honorary Wikipedia Muffin of Birthday Wishes: File:Muffin01.jpg
Happy 40th! Shadow1 14:40, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Be sure to wiki-document what's the first thing to go. =p - Kookykman| (t) e 16:13, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday to you. I send you my best HTML-Cookies. Weird Bird 16:36, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
sup jimbob, congratulations on your *handed piece of paper* birthday
*passes you champagne* Happy birthday, Supreme Godking! Will ( Take me down to the Paradise City) 18:48, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday! -- Thelb 4 19:50, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
40 and you still haven't got a KBE :P Computerjoe 's talk 21:04, 5 August 2006 (UTC)
Good job on the best site ever. And a happy birthday.
The big 40, huh? Anyway, happy b-day! I'm giving you a picture of the World's Oldest Living man. Clay4president 00:38, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Over the hill! Happy Birthday!
Thank you for Wikipedia and Wikinews, Jimmy-Jimmy.
I'm sad that I couldn't go to Wikimania -- I went on a cruise that was scheduled well before Wikimania!
I am honored of you.
Don't stop you now!
I can't wait to give you more money.
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this is messedrocker
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03:32, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Hey, Jimbo...um, you don't know me...well, maybe you do, but it wasn't my fault. Seriously, happy birthday and forget these gifts of cakes and such. I'm giving you a tank, it makes getting through traffic much easier. Yank sox 04:43, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
You Rock!!! Happy 40th!!!! Does Jimbo actually read this? FireSpike 05:23, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
You're still considerably young, seeing as you're immortal. —
this is messedrocker
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20:49, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Hey there, happy birthday to you (2x) happy birthday dear Jimbooooooooooo, happy birthday to you! And thanks for making Wikipedia an amazing place! Take care and cheers - Imo eng 21:23, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
GLOMPAAAGE!!!! *wraps arms around Jimbo and hugs until his face is blue* Yay for you!!
(...so that's several celebrities glomped online, versus two in real life...) Lady BlahDeBlah 21:40, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
For your birthday, Jimbo, I present you with... File:Chocoraspcake.jpg! Scared, weren't you? Nah, it's just a cake! -- Mr. Lefty Talk to me! 21:43, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations, Jimbo -- I only hope I can create something as cool by the time I'm forty. Oh no! I just realized I'm already 42! -- Dhartung | Talk 21:44, 6 August 2006 (UTC)
SABDFL is 40, whoooooo! Meanos (jd on irc) 00:22, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Michael 01:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
From all of Canada. Happy 4-0 and the best for the upcoming year. -- Samir धर्म 02:25, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Jimbo, I feel truly blessed that my birthday is also August 7. It is, as we know, the only day to be born. ;-) Have a great 40th as I turn your reverse age in a year, 14! Woohoo! -- Fbv 65 e del / ☑t / ☛c || 02:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
<(^_^<) <(^_^)> (>^_^)> ^(^_^)^ Please accept this ASCII art as a gift. -- Aknorals 03:15, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
At the risk of sounding redundant, Happy Birthday. -- JoJaysius 03:21, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Hégésippe | ±Θ± 04:32, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Enjoy your 40th, Mr. Jimbo Wales! And many thanks for your insight into this lovely encyclopedia! Thisthema n 04:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
if u have a look here, i thought I was the first to wish you a happy birthday :( Never the less. Good on u man ;) I'm sure u'll read both :P -- Deon555| talk| e| Review Me! :D 06:04, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
...for you to turn up the font size on Wikipedia and to tell kids to stay off your lawn. Happy birthday. (P.S.: Did you know that you share a birthday with David Duchovny? I smell a Wikiconspiracy.) ♠ SG →Talk 06:42, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday, Jim. Glad to see you make it to the big four zero with a great series of accomplishments under your belt. — Deckill e r 06:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday.-- Youssef 07:38, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Hope you like it. Small but tasteful. ♦ Pabix ℹ 07:46, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
What about coming on #wikipedia (this to open a 'first happy-birthday wisher contest')? ♦
Pabix
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Happy Birthday to you... I hope you enjoy the german greet ;) perhapps some other native speakers will do it in their languanges ;) Stefan-Xp 15:49, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello Jimbo, i want to wish you a wonderful 40th Birthday party and lots of more great years with Wikipedia. I hope we'll meet again as soon as possible. From Berlin, Achim Raschka -- 62.180.164.56 08:50, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Greetings from Straubing, Bavaria, Germany. -- Carbidfischer 09:52, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
...but beware of being included here ;) Sarazyn • TALK • DE 10:13, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Also greetings from Gansheim, Bavaria! Chaddy2 10:17, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
What is your secret to youthful rugged good looks? Happy birthday! -- Nelson Ricardo 12:36, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday!! I would like to give you this cake in appreciation for creating Wikipedia. I use it many times for my homework, and I enjoy working on this project.--
Ed 13:47, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy, Happy, Happy and healty, healty, healty Birthday:) Long and healty Live . You are precious Man.--
Viel Glück zum Geburtstag! Unfortunately, I probably know only a little more German than you. Oh well. Happy Birthday anyway. But never lose touch with your own youth or the youth of the world. For to lose touch with the youth is to let the future slip from your grasp. Jfing ers 88 15:05, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy 40th birthday, Jimbo!! - Tangot a ngo 16:51, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday Jimbo! And thank you for making the internet not suck. :) All the best -- Bane s 18:06, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes, the first Monday in August is Colonel By Day in Ottawa, where I'm spending the summer. They should have this holiday in the States, and they should definitely call it Jimbo Wales Day. Neon Merlin 18:21, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
happy b-day Jimbo. keep it real-- Bonafide.hustla 18:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday to you.Happy B-day to you.Happy Birthday, happy birthday happy birthday to you!
Any way I hear you 40 years young.Well I only put 16 candles on this cake so I hope you enjoy it anyway being so old but young at the same time.LOL.----Always Gotta Keep It Real, Cute 1 4 u 18:56, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
...and happy Birthday! Zarniwoot 21:07, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Herzlichen Glückwünsche zum Geburtstag! Ich hoffe dass alles bei dir heute und auch im Zukunft gut gehen wird. RyanG e rbil10 (The people rejoice!) 23:40, 7 August 2006 (UTC)
Great finally meeting you at Wikimania. Good luck on everything and hope to see you at Wikimania 2046 for your big 80! (and my 90th)! Alex756 00:20, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I cannot remember my kids birthdays, so its no surprise I'm late here. Many happy returns of the Getting Older from the puppy. KillerChihuahua ?!? 00:53, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday! Here's some cake... as if you weren't Wikistressed enough with figuring out what to do with all that other food. -- Gray Porpoise 01:13, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy 40th birthday, Mr. Wales. Thanks for the amazing site. Rob ert 01:26, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Congradulations on turning 40! That's a milestone!
Here, have a cookie. Go on. Eat it. Pacific Coast Highway ( blah • I'm a hot toe picker) 02:21, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
I'm a bit late but Happy 40th Birthday.
BIRTHDAY WISHES YOU!
(Happy b-day, Oji-san ) Project2501a 11:38, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Don't forget to make a wish when you blow out those 40 candles. May you type what is it you wish for? I bet it's blow away vandals like a giant wind turbine. Tells them who's the boss of Wikipedia. LoL -- Mike D 26 13:02, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
A thousand salutes in your honor sir. May you live to be 100. Happeuy Birthday and hope you enjoy the gift. Deucalionite 15:49, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Hope you have a great day, happy birthday! -- Stewart 17:54, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday, your majesty.-- MrFi s h Go Fish 19:38, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Enough said. :-) -- Jrothwell 19:50, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Volt M 21:43, 8 August 2006 (UTC).
Happy birthday to you! You are now over the hill :)-- Kungfu Adam ( talk) 22:11, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
For your birthday, I present you with several Zelda Rupees! -- Anthony5429 17:55, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
My very best wishes for your birthday and godspeed in the future. Creating this project was a fantastic idea. All hail his Majesty, the King. Valentinian (talk) 23:57, 8 August 2006 (UTC)
Many happy returns of the day, Jimbo. Sorry these birthday greetings are a little late. Here's one of my beasutifully-risen homemade puff pastry apple turnovers, which I learned how to make at the Cordon Bleu School in Paris a few years ago. Best quality apples and butter!
Many thanks for the great work you do here, for giving us Wikipedia, and for always remembering people's dignity, even when enforcing policy. May you and Wikipedia both have many, many more birthdays! AnnH ♫ 08:09, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Congratulations on the big four-oh! Here's to many more ahead. -- Huntster T • @ • C 08:52, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
If it weren't for you, I'd have decent grades and a social life. Thank you! -Ich 09:40, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Bakanov 12:15, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Yes, I was a late comer to wikipedia, and I came rather late to your birthday party. I wish you all the best in your real life. And, I know one thing: you have made a contribution to human civilization which posterity shall always remember. You have created the most resilient and agile virtual community to make the most precious thing free: knowledge. May God bless you always! Long Live Jimbo Wales and Long Live Wikipedia! -- Bhadani 15:57, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Yeah, Happy Birthday!
Here is a picture of the greatest stadium in the world: Sincil Bank.
-- Differentgravy 19:17, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
Did you know that most American's consider thereself over the hill at 40?! Hey we have an article on that! Congratulations Jimbo, sorry about the late birthday wishes! Stubbleboy 22:40, 9 August 2006 (UTC)
…but not too late! ;)
I, the almost immortal joke, dub thee knight with this sword. Happy Birthday, Sir Jimbo! (I would have given you a piece of cake, but for making such a good project, you deserve something more! So I gave you an entire Schwarzwäelderkirschetorte! Eat it slowly, I learned not to do the opposite the hard way.) ;) — $ΡЯΙNGεrαgђ (- C| ε| L| T-) 17:23, 10 August 2006 (UTC)
Thank You For Creating Wikipedia and a late Happy birthday! Here is a BMW for you to enjoy! Don't let the wind get to you though...:)Too bad I could not get you a real one...
Again thank you and Happy Birthday!! -- J a k 21:00, 11 August 2006 (UTC) The older you get the Wiser and more powerful you become. We are your servants, your puppets. Don't block us all though for being a puppet of You!!! Gwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!! .Hoe.Huh.
Al Roker predicted you'd have a birthday soon!
Happy 40th b-day from someone who will be 25 years younger than you this November. The Golden Age Green Lantern 02:01, 12 August 2006 (UTC)
dear Jimbo
Are you some sort of dragon man. Who spits molten lava at your enemys. Can you talk to animals and use x ray vision?. Also can you fly
Keep on truckin jimmy
Destroy the non-belivers jimbo. together we could rule the world
Culverin 01:52, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday! Thanks for everything! CoolGuy 03:33, 14 August 2006 (UTC)
God may give you many more and you would continue with task of Chief to this wikipedia and other projects.Thanks a lot for you efforts.Again a warm happy Birthday. Yousaf465
I hope you get a giant Megacomputer so you can run Wikipedia faster.
Ah, it is always fun to be late. Happy belated birthday! You keep wikipedia running, and I'll keep editing it ^_~ Cao Wei 03:55, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Thanks to you, users world wide have a pandora's box full of information at their finger tips. You're work is greatly appreciated. Demonblade (talk) 11:10, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Oh mate! Have a good one and many Happy returns, Jimmmy!
I made this for you mate:
Ladies and Gelntlemen: I present The Jimboard. I killed my keyboard for you! Ahhhgh! Dfrg.msc User talk:Dfrg.msc 08:11, 15 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday, man! Wikipedia is the ultimate site for everything in my opinion!
Faris b 08:42, 16 August 2006 (UTC)
40 | Happy belated birthday Jimbo! May all your birthday wishes come true. (Oh yeah, and Wikipedia rules!) |
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clearthought 01:00, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Enjoy your big 4-0! Uncke Herb 02:57, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Best wishes for your 40th Birthday. Mr. Yooper 16:49, 17 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday!! We should hang out and go to a bar sometime; my 21st is only a month-and-a-half away :-).
P.S... Is there room for a band at the next Wikimania? Grand master ka 03:38, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
From -- Yancyfry jr 05:19, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
…and sympathy from someone else with a 40th birthday coming up . Obviously a good vintage. HAND — Phil | Talk 21:08, 18 August 2006 (UTC)
It's nice to find someone who's going to go down in history for doing something great. You're not alone, but you may be outnumbered. garik 20:31, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
He's so good at birthday songs! -- 172.193.250.3 22:53, 19 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday! (Someone I know recently turned 40 and got a card depicting a group of people sitting in a circle. One of them was standing and saying "Hi, I'm Chris and I'm 40." Inside the card it said: "The first step to recovery is admitting it.") Michael Hardy 01:23, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
To the (co-)founder of the greatest invention in the 21st century. Gizza Chat © 03:21, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy b-day Mr. Wales. I don't have much to say. But I do have a cake.
-- JJ 03:55, 20 August 2006 (UTC)
Here's a cake:
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/ HAPPY\ |BIRTH-| |DAY, | |JIMBO!| |iiiiii| |iiiiii| \______/
couldn't cope with the price of 40 candles.
Have a good one, Jimbo, and remember all the hundreds of thousands of people sitting in front of a glowing screen, delighting in the fact that you had an idea which blossomed into an enormous project that gives people one of the greatest gifts it is possible to receive - knowledge. We truly are making the world, and you started it. *bj* 11:41, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
)( / \ / \ / \ / /\ \ ( || ) \ || / \ || / _`_||_'__ | | | | | |
Happy Birthday, Jimbo. Remember, you're here for us to trust. :)
I mean B'Day! Do you know how many times you have saved me from my evil human eating history teacher? 6 times pi! Pi I tells ye! *bj* 11:41, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
All the best from Infochannel Germany. Don't take it our dispute personally - We love you! Dr. Neuling 16:56 GMT, 21 August 2006.
~~Happy birthday~~ ! Ment0r 02:08, 22 August 2006 (UTC)
LOL, long live Wikipedia! 205.188.116.73 01:18, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
You deserve the following:
Jimbo, you truly are the father of wikis. No, you did not invent them, but you spread them to a large audience by creating Wikipedia (and therefore the Wikimedia Foundation) and Wikia. Your name means wiki, and I think you deserve a barnstar. TrackerTV ( CW| Castform| Green Valley) 01:57, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
Hey, wait, didn't he already have one of these last year? -- Alan Au 23:14, 24 August 2006 (UTC)
I didn't know it was your birthday today! Many happy returns for today :-) Ta bu shi da yu 09:56, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello, Jimbo Wales, Happy birthday to you!(祝你生日快樂!)
Although it's late, I still wish you to be happy and healthy forever!-- KOS-MOS 10:01, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday! This is just to let you know your hard work is always appreciated. I hope you and your family are in good health. -- C S (Talk) 21:25, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
I don't have much special to add, but Thank You, Jimbo. Thank you for creating the foundation for a wealth of information and for keeping knowledge free. I hope you had a wonderful birthday and that you have many more. SujinYH 00:13, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Your hard work helped create a free online encyclopedia that has helped me out a countless number of times. I hope you had a good one! Toonmon2005 08:14, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
For your birthday(which was weeks ago), the first edit on your userpage:
I wonder if the ampersand character works now: & ˜Â¨
Happy Birthday, Earth KING (Talk) 14:43, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
I just want to thank you for all you have done with the wikipedia. Happy Fortieth! -- Kitia 18:13, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
like the other guys said -- 85.30.155.6 21:06, 26 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday from someone only known as 66.134.52.169. 00:37, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Best wishes from me to you! Happy 40! Scienceman123 03:13, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Howdy Jimbo! Big birthday wishes from me, too! -- Merovingian - Talk 08:01, 27 August 2006 (UTC)
Dear Jimbo,
I sincerely wish that you successfully learn German. Until then, AUF WIEDERSEHEN!!!!~~ User:Hempfel Der Nebel
Happy Birthday! May your beard grow long, and your molars be not filled with annoying rasbberry seeds. Dar-Ape 02:19, 28 August 2006 (UTC)
Hello, kind of late but nevertheless: All the best and Happy Birthday! -- Mbimmler 19:25, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday!!! KingstonJr 21:43, 30 August 2006 (UTC)
Happy birthday and may you win your campaign to become Emperor of All the Known and Unknown Universe and Everything Else. eszett talk 10:58, 31 August 2006 (UTC)
And...maybe...my wish is that you live to have 1,000 more! 1ne 01:39, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
With love, Jim Rhodes.
happy birthday! Lordkazan 12:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC)
Happy Birthday, Jimbo! Evidently this is an extremely belated greeting, but whatever. I hope you got lots of cake and presents and all that good stuff :). BTW, my birthday is September 27.....XD. Eilicea 14:03, 1 September 2006 (UTC) P.S. Do you watch The Simpsons?
Herzlichen Glückwunsch und viel Spaß beim Deutsch lernen!
Happy Birthday and good luck learning German! --
Waltershausen
Happy birthday. Can I have Wikipedia when you, um, kick the bucket? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.40.241.8 ( talk • contribs)
Not one to ruin anything, (& I do wish you a happy birthday...), but why does Jimbo Wales get to have nearly a hundred people throw their love & wishes at him when numerous, infact most editors have no mention on their birthday at all? I think we're all to stupid to realise that Jimbo is just a man with a good idea, so why do we worship him so much? It's quite sickening watching everyone sink this low. Do you know him? No. Does he know you? No. Waht's the point? It's all very confusing & shallow. God I hate Hollywood... :( Spawn Man 11:28, 14 September 2006 (UTC)
You are the greatest person ever I dropped out of college to edit Wikipedia I love this site so much THANKS!!! -- Ķĩřβȳ ♥ ♥ ♥ Ťįɱé Ø 15:21, 22 March 2007 (UTC)
Happy birthday! Thanks so much for making Wikipedia and keep on editing!-- Barkjon 21:07, 29 April 2008 (UTC)
I don't care if I'm years late. Happy fricken birthday Jimbo! -- mboverload @ 06:16, 4 August 2008 (UTC)
Sorry im 7 yrs kate but HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11