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]
Simon Pulsifer | |
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.jpg) Pulsifer in 2011 | |
| Born | September 11, 1981 Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada |
| Other names | SimonP |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Employer | New Democratic Party of Ontario |
English Wikipedia
editPulsifer 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 Wikipedia.[4] He has been an administrator since at least 2006,[5][specify] 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
editPulsifer 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
editReferences
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Oscar changed group membership for SimonP@enwiki from administrator to administrator and oversight". Wikimedia. 2006-05-29. Retrieved 2024-10-17.
- ^ 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
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- Simon Pulsifer's user page on Wikipedia
- 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.