Simon Pulsifer | |
|---|---|
.jpg) Pulsifer in 2011 | |
| Born | September 11, 1981
Halifax,
Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Other names | SimonP |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Employer | New Democratic Party of Ontario |
Simon Edward Pulsifer (born September 11, 1981) is a Canadian contributor to the English-language Wikipedia whose prolific participation made him a "minor media celebrity". [1]
English Wikipedia
Pulsifer became an active contributor to the English Wikipedia on December 10, 2001 [2] under the username SimonP, just after hearing about the site from The New York Times Magazine. [3] In 2006, he said he spent over 40 hours a week on the Wikipedia website. [4] He is an administrator, [5] and a former member of Wikipedia's Arbitration Committee. [6]
Pulsifer's productivity at Wikipedia has made him the subject of human interest stories in the local press. [7] [8] [9] Together with Jimmy Wales he appeared on the On Point show on August 2, 2006. [10] In December 2006, Time's annual " Person of the Year" issue contained a feature about Pulsifer. [11] On February 6, 2011, Wikimedia's Executive Director Sue Gardner presented him with a token of appreciation from the Wikipedia community for being one of their most prolific writers and editors. [12]
Personal life
Pulsifer was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario. [11] [2] He has a brother, Andrew. [13] In June 2000, he graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute, [14] and went on to study history at the University of Toronto, Victoria College. [8]
Residing in Toronto (as of 2007), he lived in Ottawa for many years. He has worked for the political campaigns of politicians in both cities— Paul Dewar ( Ottawa Centre) and Olivia Chow ( Trinity—Spadina)—and was the database manager for 2006 Ottawa mayoral candidate Alex Munter. [15] [16]
See also
References
- ^ Taylor, Lesley Ciarula (23 November 2009). "Thousands of editors leaving Wikipedia". Toronto Star.
- ^ a b "Simon Pulsifer: Canada's Wikipedia Wonder Boy takes his talents to market". Canadian Council on Learning. 20 September 2007. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 4 April 2015.
- ^ Amber MacArthur (12 March 2007). "Video: King of Wikipedia". Archived from the original on 27 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-03-27.
- ^ Gaudiano, Nicole (February 27, 2006). "Inside the world of Wikipedians, there's drama, politics and love". USA Today. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- ^ List of administrators
- ^ Pulsifer, Simon (23 August 2007). "Wikipedia's strength is openness". Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Alexandra Shimo (August 4, 2006). "Prolific Canadian is king of Wikipedia". The Globe and Mail. Toronto. Retrieved 2006-10-04. Copy of full text here [1]
- ^ a b Rundle, Lisa (Winter 2006). "Wikipedia Wonderboy". University of Toronto Magazine. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- ^ The Ottawa Citizen August 11, 2005 p. A2 and The Ottawa Citizen December 13, 2005 p. A13
- ^ Ashbrook, Tom (August 2006). "Wikipedia: Open Intelligence". WBUR/ NPR. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- ^ a b Grossman, Lev (December 16, 2006). "Simon Pulsifer: The Duke of Data". TIME. Archived from the original on February 10, 2007. Retrieved 2007-01-05.
- ^ Sue Gardner and Simon Pulsifer (6 February 2011). Sue Gardner comes to Toronto (video). Toronto, Ontario: Wikicommons.
- ^ Michalowitz, Stephen (5 January 2010). "Streetcar Warrior". Torontoist. Retrieved 20 August 2015.
- ^ "Lisgar's Wikipedian" (PDF). Alere Flammam. 2011. p. 5. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 December 2014. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ Bray, Richard (2007-01-18). "The Disciple and the prophet". The Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on 2008-01-29. Retrieved 2007-01-18.
- ^ Gulli, Cathy (August 15, 2006). "Meet Mr. Know-it-all: Simon Pulsifer". Maclean's. Archived from the original on March 20, 2012. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
External links
- Simon Pulsifer's Wikipedia user page
- Proudfoot, Shannon (September 28, 2006). "'Nobodies' need not apply to Wikipedia". CanWest News Service. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 2006-10-04.
- Lofaro, Tony (May 15, 2006). "Free online encyclopedia wants you for Ottawa page". The Ottawa Citizen. Archived from the original on January 29, 2008. Retrieved 2006-10-04.