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What defines an editor as a Wikipedian? Is it the love and devotion towards their articles? Is it their unrelenting abilities spend countless hours on end, frequently breaking the promise that they made themselves that they would go to bed after "one more edit"? Here at Wikipedia, we consider all of our editors "Wikipedians". However, there's a distinct difference between a Wikipedian and a veteran. Certain things must happen to a Wikipedian before he or she will feel totally comfortable with the Wikipedia "inner family".
The purpose of this page is to provide a sort of benchmark to those who wonder if they have truly experienced Wikipedia as a community member. This is by no means a way to devalue those who do not actively participate in our community.