Wikipedia holidays, or theOrder of the Day, consist ofWikipedia's founding day of January 15 and fourWikipedia awards bestowedhonoris causa byJimmy "Jimbo" Wales, the site's 2001 co-founder. With the motto "We make the Internet not suck" derived froma 2005 interview with Wales, four of the five holidays celebrate specific developers and editors and their exceptional service to the community.
For the first four years of Wikipedia's existence, at random times known only to him,Jimbo decreed an official Wikipedia holiday. These are to be celebrated annually in the manner described in the proclamation. After a long break, the tradition was briefly resumed in 2012. Please note that each proclamation begins with Jimbo proclaiming "in his usual authoritarian and bossy manner"—meant to poke fun at the general impression that he is somehow the "GodKing of Wikipedia", which he proclaims in his usual authoritarian and bossy manner that he is not, in a tradition of general amusement.
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