Simon Pulsifer

Infobox Person
name = Simon Pulsifer
residence = Toronto, Ontario
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caption = Simon Pulsifer in the stacks of the University of Ottawa library. Photo by [http://www.couvrette-photography.on.ca/ Paul Couvrette]
birth_date = Birth date and age|1981|9|11|mf=y
birth_place = Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
occupation = Writer
title =
religion =
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website = [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/User:SimonP Wikipedia userpage]
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employer = Quillsoft

Simon Edward Pulsifer (born September 11, 1981 in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a contributor to the English-language Wikipedia whose prolific participation made him a subject of many human interest stories in the media beginning in 2005.

Wikipedia

Pulsifer became an active contributor of Wikipedia on December 10 2001cite web | url = http://tools.wikimedia.de/~river/cgi-bin/count_edits?user=SimonP&dbname=enwiki_p | title = Contributions summary for: SimonP | accessdate = 2008-05-07 ] under the username "SimonP", just after hearing about the site from "The New York Times Magazine".cite web
author=Amber MacArthur
url=http://www.citynews.ca/blogs/insidepopnology_8691.aspx
title= Video: King of Wikipedia
date=12 March 2007
accessdate = 2007-03-27] While studying for his bachelor's degree he said he spent over six hours a day on the Wikipedia website. As of September 2007, Pulsifer has made more than 94,000 edits and started more than 2,000 articles on Wikipedia.cite news
url = http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2006-02-27-wikipedians_x.htm?csp=N009
title = "Inside the world of Wikipedians, there's drama, politics and love"
accessdate = 2006-10-04
last = Gaudiano
first = Nicole
date = February 27 2006
work = USA Today] He is an administrator . [srlink|Wikipedia:List of administrators/P-Z#S|List of administrators]

Pulsifer's level of quality productivity at Wikipedia has resulted in him becoming a subject for human interest stories in the local press.cite news
url = http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060804.wxwiki04/BNStory/Technology
title = "Prolific Canadian is king of Wikipedia"
author = Alexandra Shimo
accessdate = 2006-10-04
date = 4 August 2006
work = Globe and Mail Copy of full text [http://atowncalledpodunk.blogspot.com/2006_08_01_atowncalledpodunk_archive.html#115471137279588010 here] ] cite news
url = http://www.magazine.utoronto.ca/06winter/alumninotes.asp
title = "Wikipedia Wonderboy"
accessdate = 2006-10-04
last = Rundle
first = Lisa
date = Winter 2006
work = University of Toronto Magazine] "The Ottawa Citizen" August 11 2005 p. A2 and "The Ottawa Citizen" December 13 2005 p. A13] Together with Jimmy Wales, Pulsifer made an appearance on the "On Point" show, on August 2, 2006.cite web
url = http://www.onpointradio.org/shows/2006/08/20060802_b_main.asp
title = "Wikipedia: Open Intelligence"
accessdate = 2006-10-04
last = Ashbrook
first = Tom
date = August 2006
publisher = WBUR/NPR] In December 2006 "TIME" published its annual "Person of the Year" issue. In light of the rapid gains in user-generated content, "TIME" did not choose an actual person and instead named "You". The issue had a feature about Pulsifer.cite news
url = http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1570732,00.html
title = Simon Pulsifer: The Duke of Data
accessdate = 2007-01-05
last = Grossman
first = Lev
date = 16 December 2006
work = TIME] The article mentioned that he was unemployed and this led to a reader extending a job offer to him. Pulsifer spoke at Wikimania 2006.cite news
first = Richard
last = Bray
title = The Disciple and the prophet
url = http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/news/technology/story.html?id=5016ff66-143d-43cc-98b9-140cc8259c19
work = The Ottawa Citizen
date = 2007-01-18
accessdate = 2007-01-18
language = English]

In a 2007 "National Post" article, Pulsifer expressed concern that some of his earlier articles were being removed from the encyclopedia. "I always get annoyed when something I've written has been deleted," he said. "What makes Wikipedia strong is having wide coverage. More articles attract more users and it doesn't really matter how large it is, as long as all the information can be easily verified and accurate and ensured to be neutral." [cite news
first = Janice
last = Tibbets
title = Wikipedia warriors hit delete
url = http://www.nationalpost.com/news/world/story.html?id=199409
work = National Post
date = 2007-12-27
accessdate = 2008-01-20
language = English]

Personal

Pulsifer grew up in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. His father is Dr. Cameron Pulsifer, from the Canadian War Museum's Research and Exhibitions department, Special Projects.His mother, Diana Pepall, works at the Ottawa Public Library, acting as manager of collection development services. His younger brother, Andrew, was a member of the Ottawa area band, Place, before leaving for the Toronto scene. [cite web
url=http://www.canadaswalkoffame.com/canadiansnews/mainnews.cfm?autoid=81
title=Ottawa Buzz: My Dad Vs Yours Usher In Spring
publisher=Canada's Walk of Fame
accessdate = 2007-07-17
date=May 8 2006] [cite web
url=http://www.civilization.ca/cwm/cwmstaffdirectory_e.html
title=Canadian War Museum Staff Directory
publisher=Canadian War Museum
accessdate = 2007-03-13]

He attended the French immersion programme at Rockcliffe Park Public School from kindergarten to grade 6. He recalls he was never active in sports. In June 2000, he graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute, and went on to study History at the University of Toronto.

Now residing in Toronto, he lived in Ottawa for many years. He has worked for the political campaigns of politicians in both cities; Paul Dewar (Ottawa Centre), Olivia Chow (Trinity Spadina),and most recently was the computer systems manager for Ottawa mayoral candidate Alex Munter.cite web
url = http://www.macleans.ca/article.jsp?content=20060814_131596_131596
title = "Meet Mr. Know-it-all: Simon Pulsifer"
accessdate = 2006-10-04
last = Gulli
first = Cathy
date = August 15 2006
publisher = Maclean's]

References

External links

*cite web
url = http://www.canada.com/vancouverisland/nanaimo/story.html?id=1bab6742-6d66-449d-8453-41c98c786ed2
title = 'Nobodies' need not apply to Wikipedia
accessdate = 2006-10-04
last = Proudfoot
first = Shannon
date = September 28 2006
publisher = CanWest News Service
*cite web
url = http://www.canada.com/ottawa/news/city/story.html?id=3707164a-9999-4f4c-bdba-5a6c6d8e8a8f&k=20227
title = Free online encyclopedia wants you for Ottawa page
accessdate = 2006-10-04
last = Lofaro
first = Tony
date = May 15 2006
publisher = The Ottawa Citizen
* [http://www.ccl-cca.ca/CCL/Newsroom/Profiles/PILSimonPulsifer.htm Simon Pulsifer: Canada’s Wikipedia Wonder Boy takes his talents to market] September 20 2007

Persondata
NAME=Pulsifer, Simon
ALTERNATIVE NAMES=
SHORT DESCRIPTION=Wikipedian
DATE OF BIRTH=September 11, 1981
PLACE OF BIRTH=Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada