Wikia

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For great corporation

Wikia continues the profitable thrust of Jimbo's first website, the porn engine Bomis.

Wikia is prone to vandalism. Ownz0r3d!

Wikia is the for-profit tentacle of Jimbo's TOW octopus. He uses it to make some cash on the side, mostly for hookers and blow. It was founded by him (Wikipedia aka Wikimedia Foundation prez) and Angela Beastly (Wikipedia vice-prez), originally as Wikicities (y'know, cyberspace, an', like, y'got all these Wikicities floatin' roun' in cyberspace, an' people'll rilly wanna be in these Wikicities in cyberspace, join in, y'know, yeah, like, yeah, rilly suck em in!) in 2004. Super-sekrit market research on two or three wikipedophiles at Wikimania showed that people assumed Wikicities to be an information site for urban sex tourists. So Jimbo and Angie just cut four letters out of Wikipedia to emphasize the brand association they were relying on.

By 2006, a few people started to notice the anomaly of a well-known non-profit foundation having the same president and vice-president as the floundering and related for-profit they'd set up on the back of the same software and volunteers. Over desperate wailing and teeth-gnashing from Wikipedoes, they both tried to evade reality by stepping down, although Jimbo's chosen Wikipedia titles of Spiritual Leader and Chairman Emeritus heavily imply some kind of, aaaah, control? Angie also continues in gainful employment with the Wikimedia Foundation.

Some argue that the view from the basement they get by using Wikipedia means that everything Jimbo does should be trusted. This is pure bullshit, because Wikia makes a shitload of cash, with Wikipedia providing the free advertising.

[edit] Staff

Angela Beesley
"Jimbo, no, no, please fucking call me Jimmy" Wales
~~Professor Essjay~~
Scores of fucktards working gratis for Jimbo and Angie including
Splarka, a Finnish pedophile with a thick mustache who was caught molesting his nephew and is now banned from living anywhere near schools or children, perfect for Wikia
everyone on Uncyclopedia

[edit] Plan for cash

Create non-profit organization
Non-profit organization becomes e-famous
Start for-profit organization on the side and constantly beg for money for non-profit
Host lots of shit websites on for-profit with as many advertisements as you can squeeze on the page
Using said non-profit organization's e-fame to promote said shit websites
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PROFIT!

[edit] Search Engine Magnates

Jimmy and Angie are now trying to become big search engine magnates off the backs of Wikia fucktards but are treading carefully because they know they have a conflict of interest the size of John Holmes' dong.

[edit] How you can help

Show your support by adding the following to your Wikipedia or Encyclopedia Dramatica user page:

{{subst:Userbox|border-c=#007700|border-s=3|id-c=#FFFFFF|info-c=#9cc800|info-s=8| id=[[Image:Wikialogo.png|40px]]|info=This user enjoys [[Wikipedia:Vandalism|vandalising]] [[Wikia]] [[All your base are belong to us|for great justice]]}}

[edit] The Anus

Wikia Anus

At the beginning of 2008, Wikia announced the Anus. This is described as "a place where Wikipedia fiction articles that are too detailed for Wikipedia can be kept until they find a new home." The Anus has features like "Getting a Wikipedia Article into the Anus" and "Bringing Many Wikipedia Articles at Once". On Wikipedia, at WP:FICT, the use of this Wikia feature is suggested as a way to move articles out of Wikipedia: "Fictional material unsuited or too detailed for Wikipedia can be transwikied to the appropriate Wikia, such as Final Fantasy Wikia and Wookieepedia. Other sites, such as Gaming Wiki, may also accept material. Transwikied material should be edited to meet the guidelines of specific wikias; do not just copy and paste. The Wikia Anus is a staging area for transwikied material and a place for non-notable fictional material that does not have another home; the original Wikipedia versions will also be stored there.

According to John Doe, "This is a clear statement of affiliation between Wikia and Wikipedia. It explicitly establishes a mechanism by which Wikia directly benefits from its connection to Wikipedia. Enough of one to put Wikipedia's tax-exempt status at risk. When the same people are involved in the management of both a nonprofit and a profit making organization, US tax law prohibits the nonprofit from taking actions that directly benefit the profit-making organization. See IRS publication 1023, part V. --John Nagle (talk) 17:53, 1 January 2008 (UTC)"

Of course, if you try to argue this conflict of interest on TOW, you'll be accused of having your own conflicts of interest, plus making legal threats (which is forbidden) and being paranoid. Because you can't interfere with Jimbo Wales' bank accounts.