Wikipedian
Online knowledge contributor
A Wikipedian is someone who contributes to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
The term encompasses everyone from casual editors who fix typos to dedicated volunteers who write extensive articles, patrol for vandalism, or participate in site governance.
Wikipedians often develop expertise in Wikipedia's complex policies and editing conventions.
As a longtime Wikipedian, she had contributed to thousands of articles.
Not yet compensated
- contributorOne who provides something
- editorOne who revises text
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
- WikimediaFree knowledge project operator
fundraiser · admin · patroller · thankless · tireless · dedicated · anonymous · pseudonymous
Return to earlier condition
- vandalismWillful property damage
- wikicodeWikipedia's formatting syntax
- diffFile comparison utility
- rollbackReturn to prior condition
sandbox · citation · formatting · template · syntax · preview · linking · bot
Mention of a source
- verificationProving something accurate
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- archiveStored historical records
- bibliographyList of cited works
General group agreement
- discussionExchange of ideas
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- civilityFormal politeness in conduct
administrator · arbitration · sockpuppet · notability · mentor · newbie · veteran · bureaucrat
unpaid
Not yet compensated
- contributorOne who provides something
- editorOne who revises text
- donationVoluntary charitable gift
Wikimedia · fundraiser · admin · patroller · thankless · tireless · dedicated · anonymous · pseudonymous · registered
revert
Return to earlier condition
rollback · sandbox · citation · formatting · template · syntax · preview · linking · bot · stub
citation
Mention of a source
- verificationProving something accurate
- fact-checkingConfirming accuracy of claims
- archiveStored historical records
consensus
General group agreement
- discussionExchange of ideas
- collaborationJoint intellectual work
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
civility · administrator · arbitration · sockpuppet · notability · mentor · newbie · veteran · bureaucrat · steward
- online contributorscontributor, editor, moderator, uploader, submitter
- wiki contributoreditor, admin, moderator, reviewer, bureaucrat
Wikipedianstaff writer
Employed journalist at publication
newspaper columnist · encyclopedia salesman · gatekeeper · book author
- English WikipediaCrowdsourced online reference