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| Jimmy Wales speaking at the opening session of Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC. Wales momentarily spoke about the 2011 winner of the Wikipedian of the Year Award, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly. | | Jimmy Wales speaking at the opening session of Wikimania 2012 in Washington, DC. Wales momentarily spoke about the 2011 winner of the Wikipedian of the Year Award, Rauan Kenzhekhanuly. |
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− | So, now it's time for Jimbo's Awards. Yay! | + | <nowiki>--------***BEGIN TRANSCRIPT***--------</nowiki><br> |
− | <applause> | + | So, now it's time for Jimbo's Awards. Yay!<br> |
− | Um, so I started this, uh, last year, and I hope to make it an ongoing, uh, tradition. | + | <nowiki><applause></nowiki><br> |
− | Uh, and, uh, last year, uh, for the first time I gave, uh, the Wikipedian of the Award -- of the Year Award, uh, to, uh, Rauan, who is here somewhere. Can he stand up? Here? | + | Um, so I started this, uh, last year, and I hope to make it an ongoing, uh, tradition.<br> |
− | <nowiki><applause></nowiki> | + | Uh, and, uh, last year, uh, for the first time I gave, uh, the Wikipedian of the Award -- of the Year Award, uh, to, uh, Rauan, who is here somewhere. Can he stand up? Here?<br> |
− | From Kazakh Wikipedia. Uh, and um, I also, uh, a donation to the Kazakh Wikipedia community, and to visit, uh, Kazakhstan. Neither of those things have actually happened yet. | + | <nowiki><applause></nowiki><br> |
− | <nowiki><mild laughter></nowiki> | + | From Kazakh Wikipedia. Uh, and um, I also, uh, a donation to the Kazakh Wikipedia community, and to visit, uh, Kazakhstan. Neither of those things have actually happened yet.<br> |
− | Um, but the offer still stands, and actually I met with the, uh, ambassador from Kazakhstan this morning. And, uh, we're planning a trip there as soon as possible so that I can, uh, give him an award in the presence of the President or Prime Minister, whoever we can wrangle to come to that. | + | <nowiki><mild laughter></nowiki><br> |
− | Um, and so now, uh, for this year, uh, I'm gonna do again, uh... | + | Um, but the offer still stands, and actually I met with the, uh, ambassador from Kazakhstan this morning. And, uh, we're planning a trip there as soon as possible so that I can, uh, give him an award in the presence of the President or Prime Minister, whoever we can wrangle to come to that.<br> |
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− | However, later in December 2015, Jimmy Wales would publicly declare: "I have never met nor spoken nor even heard of Yerlan Idrissov. I have never accepted any official invitation to Kazakstan. I have never spoken to anyone at the Kazakh embassy in the US. I have never spoken to Kazakh TV.--Jimbo Wales (talk) 10:38, 24 December 2015 (UTC)" | + | <br><br> |
− | | + | However, later in December 2015, Jimmy Wales would publicly declare: "''I have never met nor spoken nor even heard of Yerlan Idrissov. I have never accepted any official invitation to Kazakstan. I have never spoken to anyone at the Kazakh embassy in the US. I have never spoken to Kazakh TV.'' --Jimbo Wales (talk) 10:38, 24 December 2015 (UTC)" |
− | When he was promptly reminded of what he said at Wikimania 2012, Wales then responded: "I have no recollection of it, and I can say I certainly didn't have any sort of formal sit down meeting. In a line up of dignitaries, it is of course possible. As I have said before, I misspoke if I said in 2011 that I had talked to the Kazakh Prime Minister at that time. I had talked to his office, an Australian guy named Catallus." | + | <br><br> |
− | | + | When he was promptly reminded of what he said at Wikimania 2012, Wales then responded: "''I have no recollection of it, and I can say I certainly didn't have any sort of formal sit down meeting. In a line up of dignitaries, it is of course possible. As I have said before, I misspoke if I said in 2011 that I had talked to the Kazakh Prime Minister at that time. I had talked to his office, an Australian guy named Catallus.'' --Jimbo Wales (talk) 11:55, 25 December 2015 (UTC)" |
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