Category talk:Wikipedians

How is it that Joe B. got his name to appear without the User: bit in front of it, but the rest of us retain it? I'd rather be sorted under D, than U, really. I realize this is a minor thing. I just thought I'd wonder out loud. --Day 14:26, 29 August 2005 (EDT)

Actually, I just did it in the normal namespace (i.e. without the "User" prefix. I do, however, plan on rectifying this. So please don't follow my wiki faux pas. Thanks! -- Joe Beaudoin 22:44, 29 August 2005 (EDT)

Noted. I'll keep my eye out. Thanks. --Day 00:21, 30 August 2005 (EDT)

What is a Wikipedian?

I just realized that I'm not, really, a Wikipedian. I have never contributed to the Wikipedia proper. That's, admitedly, a rather strict definition, but I thought I'd ask: Is this supposed to be a listing of users here who also contribute to the Wikipedia in order to differentiate its self from the user listing? Or is it supposed to be a listing of the more regular contributors to this site? --Day 05:31, 10 September 2005 (EDT)

Marianne also brought this up recently: why is category called "Wikipedians" while we're not Wikipedia? --Catrope^{(Talk to me or e-mail me)} 11:13, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

Yeah, I agree...while it's supposed to be more generic to describe a wiki user (no matter the software type), it still gives the notion that Wikipedia is the end-all-be-all places for editing. --Spencerian 11:32, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

I'd never really thought about it, as a "Wikipedian" to me is anyone who contributes to any Wiki, not just Wikipedia, but I can see where it could be confusing. JubalHarshaw 12:18, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

More of a question... if we didn't want to call ourselves Wikipedians, what should we call ourselves? -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 17:26, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

What about "Galactipedians"? Anything with "Battlestar" in the name would sound odd. Alternatively, something neutral like "User". Works well; like "male/female user" or "french user". All in all, I never had a problem with the category, but now that people say it, it's a bit strange. --Serenity 17:37, 19 June 2007 (CDT)

"User" works, "Galactipedian" works also and amuses me more so my vote is for the latter :) Personally I feel "Wikipedian" does technically refer only to Wikipedia, though by that same technicality "Galactipedian" would be mildly odd, but it's a real nice play on words :) Marianne 05:13, 21 June 2007 (CDT)

Galactipedian is amusing, and is better than anything I can presently think of. -- Joe Beaudoin ^{So say we all - Donate - Sanctuary Wiki — New} 08:50, 21 June 2007 (CDT)