What is the difference here? I assume it has something to do with thosewhocontribute new documentation, vs. those who fix bugs / update the oldstuff.People like Nuno and Vrana dedicate an inordinate amount of time to this sort of stuff, I'd love to see them in the editor position if it applies
Quoting Gabor (http://marc.theaimsgroup.com/?l=phpdoc&m=108999962808381&w=2): "Editor: main job is to look around, warn people of their mistakes, fix mistakes when they occur, help people decide on architectural stuff, etc.
Author: works on his own, main job is adding documentation, examples, etc. gets help from the editors in case of questions
So the author creates the content, while the editor helps fitting it into the frame and correcting stuff when needed. There will probably be people who think they fit into both roles. It should be noted that IMHO we should use the same separation for active and inactive authors/editors as we do with the user note maintainers (active are those who were here the past half year, others are inactive)."
I apreciate your suggestion, but I don't fit in the editor's section :)
It always depends on how you define an editor and an author. Look here for example:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Editor http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Author
The funniest variant of an editor is:
functioning like the guy who follows the elephants in a parade
--- a Wikipedia editor.but there are quite a few possible definitions :)
Goba
