Simon Pulsifer

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Simon Pulsifer
Sue Gardner and Wikipedia editor Simon Pulsifer.jpg
Simon Pulsifer with Sue Gardner
Born (1981-09-11) September 11, 1981 (age 42)
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Residence Toronto, Ontario
Occupation Writer
Employer New Democratic Party of Ontario

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 "minor media celebrity".[1]

Wikipedia

Pulsifer became an active contributor of 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 level of productivity at Wikipedia has resulted in him becoming a subject for human interest stories in the local press.[7][8][9] Together with Jimmy Wales, Pulsifer made an appearance 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 the most prolific writers and editors.[12]

Personal

Pulsifer was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, and was raised in Ottawa, Ontario.[13][14] He has a brother, Andrew.[15] In June 2000, he graduated from Lisgar Collegiate Institute,[16] 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.[17][18]

References

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  5. ↑ List of administrators
  6. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  7. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Copy of full text here [1]
  8. ↑ 8.0 8.1 Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  9. ↑ The Ottawa Citizen August 11, 2005 p. A2 and The Ottawa Citizen December 13, 2005 p. A13
  10. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  14. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
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  18. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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