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Wales was caught editing his own profile on Wikipedia in a bit of a scandal in an effort to downplay [[Larry Sanger]]'s role in the company and distance himself from his Bomis past.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,69880,00.html ''Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio''] Wired. Accessed 17 March 2008</ref>

Wales was caught editing his own profile on Wikipedia in a bit of a scandal in an effort to downplay [[Larry Sanger]]'s role in the company and distance himself from his Bomis past.<ref>[http://www.wired.com/news/culture/0,1284,69880,00.html ''Wikipedia Founder Edits Own Bio''] Wired. Accessed 17 March 2008</ref>

Wales has accepted a new job as executive director of strategy and digital community for [[The People’s Operator]] (TPO), a cell phone startup company with ties to the British [[Labour Party]]. Wales owns 10% of the new company. TPO has 10,000 subscribers in England and has plans to expand to the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/11156163/Wikipedia-founder-to-float-mobile-phone-company.html|title=

In 2014, Wales accepted a job as executive director of strategy and digital community for [[The People’s Operator]] (TPO), a cell phone startup company with ties to the British [[Labour Party]]. Wales owns 10% of the new company. TPO has 10,000 subscribers in England and has plans to expand to the United States.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/newsbysector/mediatechnologyandtelecoms/telecoms/11156163/Wikipedia-founder-to-float-mobile-phone-company.html|title=

Wikipedia founder to float mobile phone company|first=Graham|last=Ruddick|work=The Telegraph|date=October 11, 2014|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref>

Wikipedia founder to float mobile phone company|first=Graham|last=Ruddick|work=The Telegraph|date=October 11, 2014|accessdate=October 14, 2014}}</ref>

Wales had a brief relationship with Canadian conservative columnist [[Rachel Marsden]] in 2008 that began after Marsden contacted Wales about her Wikipedia biography.  Wales had imposed upon Marsden an understanding that she must keep their relationship a secret. After Marsden disclosed to a reporter about their relationship. Wales promptly announced on Wikipedia that they were no longer a couple and that is how she found out that their relationship was over. As if to celebrate his Objectivist hypocrisies in the way he handled the Essjay, Marsden and other incidents, in 2010, he indicated that the quality he most valued in his friends was [[loyalty]].<ref>http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=30616</ref><ref>http://teens.adweek.com/aw/content_display/special-issues/lifestyle-special/e3i9b820010dbb05bb54a05c841528d8ed0</ref>

Wales had a brief relationship with Canadian conservative columnist [[Rachel Marsden]] in 2008 that began after Marsden contacted Wales about her Wikipedia biography.  Wales had imposed upon Marsden an understanding that she must keep their relationship a secret. After Marsden disclosed to a reporter about their relationship. Wales promptly announced on Wikipedia that they were no longer a couple and that is how she found out that their relationship was over. As if to celebrate his Objectivist hypocrisies in the way he handled the Essjay, Marsden and other incidents, in 2010, he indicated that the quality he most valued in his friends was [[loyalty]].<ref>http://wikipediareview.com/index.php?showtopic=30616</ref><ref>http://teens.adweek.com/aw/content_display/special-issues/lifestyle-special/e3i9b820010dbb05bb54a05c841528d8ed0</ref>

Wales married [[Kate Garvey]] in [[London]] on October 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Laura|title=Wiki wedding: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales marries Tony Blair's former aide|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9591824/Wiki-wedding-Wikipedia-founder-Jimmy-Wales-marries-Tony-Blairs-former-aide.html#|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=October 6, 2012}}</ref> Garvey is [[Tony Blair]]'s former diary secretary, whom Wales met in [[Davos]], Switzerland. Wales and Garvey have two daughters.

Wales married [[Kate Garvey]] in [[London]] on October 6, 2012.<ref>{{cite news|last=Donnelly|first=Laura|title=Wiki wedding: Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales marries Tony Blair's former aide|url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/9591824/Wiki-wedding-Wikipedia-founder-Jimmy-Wales-marries-Tony-Blairs-former-aide.html#|newspaper=The Daily Telegraph|location=London|date=October 6, 2012}}</ref> Garvey is [[Tony Blair]]'s former diary secretary, whom Wales met in [[Davos]], Switzerland. Wales and Garvey have two daughters. In 2008, Wales said "I'd be happy to have, in theory, a good, neutral biography on every single person on the planet."<ref>Gleick, James, [http://web.archive.org/web/20150211232137/http://www.wsj.com/articles/SB121815517776622597 Wikipedians Leave Cyberspace, Meet in Egypt], Wall Street Journal,  August 8, 2008, Alexandria, Egypt</ref> Yes he has taken action to prevent people from learning his home address in London. He attended the Founders Forum, including an appearance at the home of the prime minister (10 Downing Street) on January 10, 2016.<ref>https://ff.co/</ref><ref>https://twitter.com/Founders_Forum</ref>

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