thank you and i totally agree

And makes a difference in tenure decisions

but the conceptual framework is not there. (I.E. most visitors cant edit anything)

Wiki conceptual framework is about how stuff should be kept/edited in a community, but it's not saying anything about if that ability should be granted only to 'blessed contributors' any or random visitors; i.e., if you are considered part of that editor community.

No, every time I think about them this comes up in the back of my mind and I get a little confused

I really enjoy the more technical NSA commentary and discussion found here and not on many other sites.