Last modified: 2012-12-18 00:36:30 UTC
Header "Get started with editing." (sic, with period); "every edit helps". Isn't "edit" jargon?
Edit was used because we want to make it clear that we want actual edits, made by clicking "Edit". Reinforcing the specific name, instead of a more vague alternative such as "contribution", is desired here to make it clear what the next steps are. Edit is not particularly bad jargon to use, since its definition aligns with the standard dictionary definition of an edit. Use of "contribution" or a similar word is additionally not desirable since recent surveys suggest a not-insignificant minority of users may associate the word with donations.
Yes, I suppose it depends on the audience: if you want the users to understand that they have to click "edit" mentioning it is fine, but you're not explaining what it means either; there's only "contribution" used alongside to it. "Edit" is in the dictionary but only as computing jargon, AFAIK: 3 [transitive, intransitive] edit (something) (computing) to make changes to text or data on screen http://oald8.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/dictionary/edit The main meaning of it may suggest that you want big contributions/supervising rather than generic changes (other useful word) or plain proofreading. But then I'm not a native English speaker. :)
Resolving per our discussion. Continuing feedback on copy is most welcome!
