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“My view is that good community management is like having good municipal government: You should be able to have dissenting opinions and so on, freedom of speech, but your grandmother should also be able to walk down the street at night without having to worry about getting mugged.”

Quote by Jimmy Wales

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Jimmy Wales is an internet entrepreneur, born on August 7, 1966. He is best known for his role in the creation and leadership of Wikipedia, an online encyclopedia based on collaborative and free knowledge sharing. Wales has had a profound impact on the internet industry, with his vision of creating a global platform for free access and sharing of information. more

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