First man to make 1 million Wikipedia edits
An American man has become the first person to make one million contributions to Wikipedia, having edited the site for seven years
Justin Knapp, 30, from Indianapolis, has edited Wikipedia at a rate of 385 edits per day, or just over one every four minutes, since signing up in March 2005. The millionth edit was announced on Wikipedia yesterday.
Wikipedia, whose editors work on a voluntary basis, removed the option allowing anyone to edit an entry in 2007 after a series of unreliable updates.
Knapp, who has degrees in philosophy and political science from Indiana University, posted on his page: "Being suddenly and involuntarily unemployed will do that to you."
His edits have mostly been about politics, philosophy, religion and popular culture. The user with the second most edits is Rich Farmbrough, from the UK.
Wikipedia has around 90,000 editors who regularly contribute to the online encyclopaedia.
