[documentation] What is a "user"?

[Jayadvaita Swami]

Steven Peck wrote:

> What do you mean
>'user'?  A Drupal 'user' is in fact a site admin or someone who sets
>up Drupal.  Not an 'end-user' so generally a consultant fits this
>criterea...

A general comment: Though I haven't checked for specific instances, it
seems to me the Drupal documentation sometimes employs the word "user"
inconsistently.

A user could be:

	1. A consultant or techie who sets up a site for you.

	2. The day-to-day site administrator

	3. A person who logs on to the site

The Drupal "End user guide" assumes (3). But above Steven Peck uses
sense (2), or perhaps (1).

This seems to point to a need for establishing consistent terminology.
My tentative suggestion:

	1. Consultant
	2. Administrator
	3. User

Also: When the documentation speaks directly to one, and only one, of
these three (though others might of course listen in), the best word
is probably "you."

(By the way, I don't at all mean to find fault with Steven Peck. His
texts, overall, are *enormously* helpful.)

	J. Swami
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