Talk:cult of the amateur
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Protologism coined by Andrew Keen for his book. Possibly created as a result of my linkage to the book on my user page. Regardless, not dictionary material. Incidentally, if you go to the page and scroll down, you might find his latest (19 December) blog interesting as it focuses on WMF. Globish 20:19, 23 December 2007 (UTC)
- The sense given is purest scarecruft of the "hey, let's start a culture war" variety, but this term has been around for a while, as b.g.c. bears witness. Not sure how strictly idiomatic it is; there are a lot of "cult of the"-type phrases out there. -- Visviva 11:52, 3 January 2008 (UTC)
- deleted as it was, sounds like there might be a better sense, please add if it makes sense. - [The]DaveRoss 21:28, 29 April 2008 (UTC)