November 5, 2012The Man Responsible for Hurricane SandyDan Nosowitz, Popular Science
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![]() AP Photo "All I am is a contributor. I have no title, I'm just a Joe Blow," says Ken Mampel, a currently unemployed 56-year-old living in Ormond Beach, Florida. He's also largely responsible for the Wikipedia article about Hurricane Sandy. If it isn't already, that article will eventually become the single most-viewed document about the hurricane. On the entire internet. In an unpaid but frenzied fit of news consumption, editing, correction, aggregation, and citation, Mampel has established himself as by far the most active contributor to the Wikipedia page on Hurricane Sandy, with more than twice the number of edits as the next-most-active contributor at the time this article was written. TAGGED: Sandy, Ken Mampel, Ormond Beach, Florida RECOMMENDED ARTICLES
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