Wikipedia talk:Light one candle

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• I came here from the talk page of No Angry Mastadons. I think this is a useful essay but I am not entirely comfortable with the definition of expert. I think you need to touch on WP:OWN and also that expert has a common meaning which I think has been extended here and I don't think that extension has concensus. Just a first reaction. Regards --Golden Wattle ^talk 19:56, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
  • Nobody is (here) proposing that WP:OWN be changed (although that has been floated elsewhere). This page is intended as a guideline for expert users who come to the project, decide they don't like it, and leave...it isn't policy at all. --EngineerScotty 20:05, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
    • I fully appreciate that this is not policy, but I think this essay should refer to OWN. I think also that the use of expert beyond its common meaning is difficult, but I am not sure what to substitute. I query to that the Wikipedia community would generally agree with the extended definition. I am not sure if I was an expert (in the ordinary sense) I would be reassured by this essay. My two cents --Golden Wattle ^talk 20:45, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
      • That's a very good point. I've been thinking about how to work WP:OWN into the essay and am glad to see that the same thought occurs to another user. I'll do my best, and please contribute if you find ways to make it better. Regards, Durova 23:34, 7 September 2006 (UTC)
  • The general tenor seems to be "advice to frustrated self-identified experts", and as such I'm not sure it even needs an definition of "expert"; it just needs to be useful advice to those experiencing said frustrations. (Perhaps we should move this to Wikipedia:So, you think you're an expert, eh....) I agree it needs a stronger caveat about ownership issues; the existing link seems to somewhat miss the point, in effect implying it's OK to "own" an article, so as it's a high-quality "owned" article. (Which is nice for the article, but still potentially problematic as a user behaviour issue.) Alai 02:15, 13 December 2006 (UTC)