Gregory Maxwell wrote:
On 8/25/06, Steve Bennett stevagewp@gmail.com wrote:
Maybe: "New editors wanted"? - we avoid promising some kind of irrevokable privelege, without any kind of threatening undertone.
To most of the English speaking world an "Editor" does something mostly different from what an editor does on Wikipedia. Contributor is the correct word, and is the only description Wikipedians should be using when describing their position with the project to outsiders (the press, for example).
You're technically correct, and those who deal with the press should keep the distinction in mind. Neverthess getting everyone to adopt the usage may be an exercise in futility.
Perhaps a crib sheet of definitions and distinctions for those dealing with the press could be a useful page on Meta.
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