metapedian

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metapedian (plural metapedians)

(Wikimedia jargon) 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.
Coordinate terms: exopedian, mesopedian
- 2015, Kim Osman, Wikipedia: Access and participation in an open encyclopaedia‎^[1] (thesis), Brisbane, Queensland: Queensland University of Technology, page 99:
  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.