Bomis Options

[Peter Damian]

I'm struggling to find any information on this one. Did Jimmy set it up in 1996, 1998, or 2000? Where did he get the money to set it up? Why were the servers in a shack in Tampa, Florida, when the main office was in San Diego? When did Jimmy move to San Diego?

Wikipedia, as always when it comes to such matters, is reticent.

[EricBarbour]

Wikipedia, as always when it comes to such matters, is reticent.

That's an understatement. The Bomis article has been "sanitized" of a number of facts. This is how it looked at its peak size, in 2009, when it was still somewhat factual. Notice the amazing lack of useful references or justification for various statements.

The Bomis article is "special". It's one of their oldest surviving articles (8 Sept 2001), it was created by Larry Sanger himself, it was edited a great deal by Erik Moeller, and all of the Wiki-fanboys have had their fingers in it. Even Selina, the operator of WR, edited it. (And got banned for arguing with Moeller, predictably.)

[thekohser]

Even Selina, the operator of WR, edited it. (And got banned for arguing with Moeller, predictably.)

With an edit like that, it makes me think Selina is either Jimbo or Tim Shell.

[EricBarbour]

With an edit like that, it makes me think Selina is either Jimbo or Tim Shell.

I seriously doubt that--look at her early edit history.
Why would Jimbo or Tim edit things like bass-guitar and Batman articles, and go around inviting people to add a "world citizen" userbox to their webpages?

This post has been edited by EricBarbour: Mon 3rd October 2011, 9:44pm