[spencerchubb]

> Words mean whatever a critical mass of people want them to mean.

Yes this is true for natural language, but we don't want Wikipedia to have natural language. We want Wikipedia to have clear and concise language.

[KeplerBoy]

There's no governing body that decides how the English language is to be used. It's defined by the people as they write, speak and interpret it.

French for example, is different. They have council with official authority over the language.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acad%C3%A9mie_Fran%C3%A7aise

[SilasX]

Whether a language has a governing body is irrelevant to whether you should attempt to use clear, easily-understood language. The concerns apply equally in French and English.

[KeplerBoy]

Sure i meant to point out that there's not necessarily a difference between natural and clear, concise language.

[SilasX]

Yes, there is: the case you were replying to.