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• IPA: /wɪ.kɪˈpiː.dɪ.ən/

名詞

Wikipedian (plural Wikipedians)

1. (Wikimedia jargon) A person who contributes to Wikipedia, especially a regular contributor well versed in the ways of the website.

   Hypernyms: Wikimedian < contributor < person

   Coordinate terms: Wiktionarian, Wikidatian

   He is proud to be a Wikipedian.

   • 2001 September 20, Peter Meyers, “Fact-Driven? Collegial? This Site Wants You”, in The New York Times‎, →ISSN:

     That is because Wikipedians, as they call themselves, can not only contribute whatever they want but can also edit entries posted by other writers as they see fit.

   • 2006 April 22, The Economist:

     Britannica, somewhat representative of old media in general, instinctively regards Wikipedia as a threat, whereas Wikipedians are not the least bit tempted to reciprocate.

   • 2008, Jonathan Zittrain, The Future of the Internet—And How to Stop It, page 139:

     This change takes care of casual or heat-of-the-moment vandalism, but it does little to address a new category of Wikipedian somewhere between committed community member and momentarily vandalizing teenager, one that creates tougher problems.

派生語

形容詞

Wikipedian (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to Wikipedia.
   • 2006 April 19, “The Wikipedia FAQK”, in Wired News:

     Many scholars of Wikipedian theology theorize that if consensus is ever reached, Wikipedia will spontaneously disappear.

   • 2007 September 6, GALE ZOË GARNETT, “The language of the love of language”, in Globe and Mail:

     In these Googlial Wikipedian times, a vast collection of wordbooks may seem slow, unnecessary or both.

   • 2008 March 21, Pat Kane, “Here Comes Everybody, by Clay Shirky. We-Think, by Charles Leadbeater”, in Independent:

     If people stopped believing in the Wikipedian ideal, and used its tools for vandalism, "it's unlikely the whole enterprise would survive a week"

関連する語

• Wikipedic

Further reading

• Wikipedians on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Wikipedia community on Wikipedia.Wikipedia