[WikiEN-l] Good writers always welcome (was A tidy way of handling "popular culture" references)

[Ray Saintonge]

Gregory Maxwell wrote:

>On 8/25/06, Steve Bennett <stevagewp at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>Maybe: "New editors wanted"? - we avoid promising some kind of
>>irrevokable privelege, without any kind of threatening undertone.
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>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.

Ec