https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=28587

--- Comment #3 from Philippe Beaudette <[email protected]> 2011-04-18 
19:45:40 UTC ---
As a general rule, the term "staff" is a tricky one.  It can be misunderstood,
and even potentially create legal issues.  It also conveys a measure of
'ownership' that isn't really conducive to a collaborative work environment. 
By strict definition, en.wiktionary says staff means "(plural: staff) The
employees of a business. (e.g. The company employed 10 new staff this month.)" 

Conveying that there is a business relationship could result in confusion as to
whether someone is an employee/agent of the Wikimedia Foundation, and those
people aren't shielded from legal liability.

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