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> There's regular users and then there's "Extended confirmed users" (...) The accusation isn't directed at users with specific role-oriented permissions. The

by rewmie 3y ago

> There's regular users and then there's "Extended confirmed users" (...) The accusation isn't directed at users with specific role-oriented permissions. The accusation is directed at editors. Everyone in wikipedia is an editor. Even users who haven't logged in, or have an account at all. It's a nonsense claim, particularly when we take into account that the whole concept of a wiki is that everyone in the world is an editor.

patmorgan23 3y ago
I think you're being a bit pedantic. There are people who rarely make edits on Wikipedia, and then there are people who do it all the time and participate in the wider culture/community/bureaucracy of Wikipedia. I believe the original comment was talking about people who regularly edit Wikipedia articles.
- rewmie 3y ago
  > I think you're being a bit pedantic. I'm not. I'm pointing out the absurdity of complaining that in Wikipedia you have editors editing. > There are people who rarely make edits on Wikipedia (...) It really doesn't matter. Wikipedia allows them to edit anything as they please, even if they choose not to. Again, the whole point of a wiki is that everyone is an editor. The very definition of a wiki is that "a website or database developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content." I stress "allowing any user to add and edit content." Any user. Do you see what I mean? > I believe the original comment was talking about people who regularly edit Wikipedia articles. Again, the original comment makes no sense because everyone is an editor. You cannot add a contribution without editing it. You cannot revert a change without editing it. Any operation on an article represents an edit. Anyone can edit articles on wikipedia. Everyone is an editor, even those without user accounts. Don't you understand that the original comment makes no sense, knowing what a wiki is? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Adding to this, the original comment tries to refer to "Editor" as if it's somekind of authority figure which is somehow victimizing him for editing content they added. Yet, isn't that the whole concept of a wiki, that anyone is free to edit anything they see fit? Do you understand the absurdity of that comment?

by rewmie 3y ago

patmorgan23 3y ago

I think you're being a bit pedantic. There are people who rarely make edits on Wikipedia, and then there are people who do it all the time and participate in the wider culture/community/bureaucracy of Wikipedia. I believe the original comment was talking about people who regularly edit Wikipedia articles.

rewmie 3y ago
> I think you're being a bit pedantic. I'm not. I'm pointing out the absurdity of complaining that in Wikipedia you have editors editing. > There are people who rarely make edits on Wikipedia (...) It really doesn't matter. Wikipedia allows them to edit anything as they please, even if they choose not to. Again, the whole point of a wiki is that everyone is an editor. The very definition of a wiki is that "a website or database developed collaboratively by a community of users, allowing any user to add and edit content." I stress "allowing any user to add and edit content." Any user. Do you see what I mean? > I believe the original comment was talking about people who regularly edit Wikipedia articles. Again, the original comment makes no sense because everyone is an editor. You cannot add a contribution without editing it. You cannot revert a change without editing it. Any operation on an article represents an edit. Anyone can edit articles on wikipedia. Everyone is an editor, even those without user accounts. Don't you understand that the original comment makes no sense, knowing what a wiki is? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wiki Adding to this, the original comment tries to refer to "Editor" as if it's somekind of authority figure which is somehow victimizing him for editing content they added. Yet, isn't that the whole concept of a wiki, that anyone is free to edit anything they see fit? Do you understand the absurdity of that comment?