Help:Buying Wikipedia/Wikipedia Purchase System
 The official logo for the Wikipedia Purchase System. | |
| Founded | 2002 |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Wikipedia |
| Founder(s) | Johnathan Secret |
| Key people | Jimmy Wales, Larry Sanger, Johnathan Secret, Jerry |
 | This page contains material that is kept because it is considered humorous. Such material is not meant to be taken seriously. |
The Wikipedia Purchase System, founded by Johnathan Secret, is the current system used for the purchase of Wikipedia. Per request of their lawyers, Jimmy Wales and Larry Sanger asked Secret to create the system. The system has been under supervision by the Wikipedia Purchase Management team since 2005.[1]
Early history
[edit]Founded in 2002, the Wikipedia Purchase System was created with the sole purpose of allowing people to purchase the website. The System included the Secret handshake at time of release, but it was an older version where the buyer needed to bond with the person they were greeting about their favorite episode of Full House. The Raphael Option as well as the Party Life Option had not yet been introduced.[citation not needed]
"People ask me why I created the purchase system all the time, and honestly, I think there are many reasons. If I had to pick a #1 reason, I would say it's mainly because I wasn't sure that I was the person that deserved Wikipedia. If I couldn't maintain Nupedia, then who's to say I can maintain Wikipedia?"
— Jimbo Wales, [2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wikipedia Purchase System", Wikipedia, retrieved 2025-05-31
- ^ The Complete Handbook of Jimbo's Quotes, by Jimmy Wales; compiled by Johnathan Secret in 2013; updated 2020 by BF Jerry