Why do people call Jimmy Wales by the name Jimbo? What is the story behind this name?

Many years ago I was on a mailing list that already had a Jimmy, James, and Jim.  (As I recall.)  To differentiate myself, I started signing my posts "--Jimbo".

I still sign email that way, and my Wikipedia user name is "Jimbo Wales".  People don't call me that offline.

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