On 2026-05-26, at 09:41, Martin Thomson <[email protected]> wrote: > >>> The editor role carries a weaker notion of responsibility than an author. >> >> I think that's debatable. We're not talking about a copy editor or a >> technical editor. I don't think an RFC2418-style editor has any less >> responsibility than their co-authors. > > On reflection, I have to agree. A possible distinction then is whether there > is an expectation that the person in the "editor" generated substantial > portions of text. I'm listed on documents as editor where I generated most > of the text, so I don't know if that holds. I do believe that the editor > role was assigned specifically so there would be a lower degree of > "ownership". > > Stating that editor implies the same responsibility as authors, but not > necessarily original authorship of content, is probably the right way to > handle this. Though I think you need to acknowledge that someone might be > designated as editor rather than author for multiple reasons.
I don’t think we have a common understanding of what distinguishes an editor role from an author role. Right now, that attribute is an ornament that can be applied arbitrarily. Grüße, Carsten -- rswg mailing list -- [email protected] To unsubscribe send an email to [email protected]
