In reality: Imagine having no canonical word for 'tap' (to tap something on a touchscreen) and needing to come to a consensus on what that should be, where a n

In reality: Imagine having no canonical word for 'tap' (to tap something on a touchscreen) and needing to come to a consensus on what that should be, where a number of speakers aren't digital natives. Imagine doing any form of research/preservation/data collection involving audio, and having no practical ability to do this anonymously, because voices are recognisable. Imagine holding back recordings and writings because your great grandmother may have said something unusual, and not wanting to bring shame on the family/her memory. Imagine discovering that your language has translations of the N-word, and needing to decide whether to reintroduce this to the language. Imagine taking on the responsibility of releasing a dictionary, and drastically changing the usage of the language.