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AN INTERVIEW WITH WIKIPEDIA FOUNDER (AND CRIMSON TIDE FAN) JIMMY WALES

By Ted Bauer

Friday, August 22, 2008

Jimmy Wales is the founder of Wikpedia (in fact, here's his entry!). More important for our purposes, he grew up in Alabama, "living and breathing Tide football." As Saban's boys prepare for their opening-night battle against the Top 10 Clemson Tigers (8pm Saturday, ABC), we caught up with Wales to discuss the awkwardness of attending both Alabama and Auburn (which he did), the best play in Tide history, the origins of Wikipedia, and the weirdest alteration he's ever seen on his own page. Enjo ...

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