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Jimmy Wales plans "quieter life"

By Owen Thomas, 7:30 PM on Mon Mar 3 2008, 1,110 views (Edit, to draft, Top, Slurp)

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"Planning a quieter life," Wikipedia founder Jimmy Wales Twittered on Sunday. Good luck with that, Jimbo! Even Wales realized that was impossible: He later backpedaled on the request.

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