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metapedian

metapedian noun: a Wikipedia editor who focuses on the social side of the project, such as participating in discussions or community events, rather than editing articles and contributing content.

Noun

metapedian (plural metapedians)

  1. A Wikipedia editor who focuses on the social side of the project, such as participating in discussions or community events, rather than editing articles and contributing content.
    • Users also move among different communities as they move from being a new user to an active user, or choose at any stage to exit the platform. Indeed it is not uncommon for many active users and metapedians to suffer burnout.2015, Kim Osman, Wikipedia: Access and participation in an open encyclopaedia (thesis), Brisbane, Queensland: Queensland University of Technology, page 99

Forms of metapedian

pluralmetapedians

Origin of metapedian

meta- + Wikipedian.

Questions about metapedian

What does metapedian mean?
Metapedian means a Wikipedia editor who focuses on the social side of the project, such as participating in discussions or community events, rather than editing articles and contributing content.
What part of speech is metapedian?
Metapedian is a noun.
What is the plural of metapedian?
The plural of metapedian is metapedians.

Words near metapedian in the dictionary

  1. metapatriarchal
  2. metapattern
  3. metapatterns
  4. metapectic acid
  5. metapectin
  6. metapedian
  7. metapedians
  8. metapelet
  9. metapelets
  10. metapelite
  11. metapelites

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