Justin Knapp

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Justin Knapp
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Justin Anthony Knapp

(1982-11-18) November 18, 1982 (age 41)
Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.
Other namesKoavf
EducationPhilosophy and Political Science, Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis
OccupationWikipedia editor
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Justin Anthony Knapp (born November 18, 1982), [1] also known by his online moniker Koavf, is an American Wikipedia user who was the first person to contribute more than one million edits to Wikipedia. [2] As of September 2021, Knapp has made over 2.1 million edits on the English Wikipedia. [3] [4] He was ranked No. 1 among the most active Wikipedia contributors of all time from April 18, 2012 to November 1, 2015, when he was surpassed by Steven Pruitt.

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Education

Knapp attended Covenant Christian High School, where he enrolled in 1997. [1] He holds degrees in philosophy and political science from Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis. [5] [6]

Career

Wikipedia

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Knapp (third from left) at a Wikipedia training session in 2011

Knapp announced his millionth edit to Wikipedia on April 19, 2012. [5] At the time, he had been submitting on average 385 edits a day since signing up in March 2005; about his performance he said: "Being suddenly and involuntarily unemployed will do that to you." [5] Margaret Ferguson, an associate professor of political science at Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis and one of Knapp's professors, said she was not surprised by his dedication to editing Wikipedia. [7] [8] In 2012, Wikipedia co-founder Jimmy Wales congratulated Knapp for his work and presented him with the site's highest award for his achievement [9] by declaring that April 20 would be Justin Knapp Day. [10] [11] In a 2014 interview with Business Insider , Knapp said that "there is no typical day" with regard to his Wikipedia editing, and that his "go-to edits are small style and typo fixes". He also argued that the declining number of Wikipedia editors is "not necessarily a problem". [12]

His Wikipedia username, Koavf, was chosen as an acronym for "King of all Vext Fans", a reference to a contest Knapp entered for Vext in the 1990s. [6] Knapp was a significant contributor to Wikipedia's bibliography of George Orwell, [13] [14] and he has also made many edits involving the categorization of albums through Wikipedia's category structure. [15] In 2012, the Indianapolis Star reported that Knapp sometimes edited Wikipedia for as many as 16 hours a day. [8]

Activism

In 2005, at the United Nations Sixtieth General Assembly, Knapp advocated for the Sahrawi people and spoke about the situation in Western Sahara. [16] [17] He has also been involved in community organizing for a Restore the Fourth rally in 2013. [18]

Other

Knapp has had several jobs, including delivering pizzas for the Indianapolis pizzeria Just Pizza, [19] working at a grocery store, and working at a crisis hotline. [20] [12]

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  2. ↑ Morris, Kevin (April 19, 2012). "The hardest working man on Wikipedia". The Daily Dot. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  3. ↑ "Koavf - Simple Counter". XTools. Archived from the original on August 21, 2021. Retrieved August 21, 2021.
  4. ↑ Wikipedia:List of Wikipedians by featured article nominations
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  6. 1 2 Pogue, Paul F.P. (May 23, 2012). "Wiki's Million Edit Man is lifelong Hoosier". Nuvo. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
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