A person who contributes to the collaboratively written online encyclopedia Wikipedia, especially on a regular basis.
‘to committed Wikipedians, the site is the embodiment of an ideology of free information for all’
‘By the way, we like the offbeat articles: no Wikipedian sneers at them.’
‘The argument against would be summed up by a Wikipedian in two words: "not notable".’
‘You recall the central Wikipedian directive: "Be bold."’
‘"I feel utterly betrayed by the foundation," writes one Wikipedian on a discussion page at the site.’
‘I'm not a "Wikipedian" by any means, but I am a heavy user of Wikipedia.’
‘It's hard to imagine anyone other than a Wikipedian arguing the wider availability of high quality information collections.’
‘This sort of access is granted to anyone who has been an active Wikipedian for a while, those individuals generally known and trusted in the community.’
‘I am a Wikipedian and link to the wonderful Wikipedia frequently.’
‘In another case, an active Wikipedian claiming to be a university professor was revealed as a 24-year-old without any experience in higher education.’
‘One concerned Wikipedian has established Project CROSSBOW - "The Committee Regarding Overcoming Serious Systemic Bias On Wikipedia" - designed to develop strategies to increase contributions and improvements on topics that don't usually get much attention.’
‘There are hundreds of thousands of "Wikipedians" who have contributed or edited articles.’
‘Crucially, a great merit of Wikipedia is that Wikipedians work together to make articles unbiased.’
‘Elsewhere, the number of active Wikipedians (those contributing to the site in some way) now comes in at just under 500,000.’
‘For most Wikipedians, it seems the fun of the site trumps any dark concerns.’
‘Wikipedians, as they call themselves, have removed or restricted information in the past.’
‘The Wikipedians, as they like to be called, point out that the whole process is self-correcting.’
‘The hundreds of "Wikipedians" who have contributed obviously believe it will become an unmatched resource.’
adjective
Relating to the collaboratively written online encyclopedia Wikipedia.
‘Wikipedian ideals’
‘In December 2003 he stood to become a Wikipedian administrator with access to technical features that help with maintaining the site.’
‘They identified 10 quality issues faced by the Wikipedian community, including accuracy, completeness, and consistency, indicating Wikipedians' concern for ensuring article quality.’
‘The case study's broader context is the battle between the Inclusionists and the Deletionists for Wikipedia's destiny and, more broadly still, the emergence of the Wikipedian bureaucracy.’
‘There's a Wikipedian quality to the essay.’
‘The CIPR guide was created with the help of the Wikipedian community.’
‘Nearly two million page views were registered last September for the article, a typically Wikipedian effort with exhaustive details of the events, bolstered by nearly 289 footnotes.’
‘Anyone may make a revision, but it will have to be flagged as "approved" by someone higher up the Wikipedian food chain before it goes live on the site.’
‘A principled and unflinching response from the Wikipedian community followed.’
‘Mitchell displays an astonishing grasp of Wikipedian philosophy and ethics.’
‘These topics are only a sample of the Wikipedian breadth of McCaig's new novel.’
Origin
Early 21st century from Wikipedia (from wiki + encyclopedia), the proprietary name of the online encyclopedia.
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