Editing Gnome (section)

===Metaphorical uses===
* The expression "[[Gnomes of Zurich]]", Swiss bankers pictured as diminutive creatures hoarding gold in subterranean vaults, was derived from a speech in 1956 by [[Harold Wilson]], and gained currency in the 1960s ([[OED]] notes the ''[[New Statesman]]'' issue of 27 November 1964 as earliest attestation).
* Architect [[Earl Young (architect)|Earl Young]] built a number of stone houses in [[Charlevoix, Michigan]], that have been referred to as gnome homes.
* A user of Wikipedia or any [[wiki]] who makes useful incremental edits without clamouring for attention is called a [[Wikipedia:WikiGnome|WikiGnome]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/31/know-it-all |title=Know It All, Can Wikipedia conquer expertise? |magazine=[[The New Yorker]] |first=Stacy |last=Schiff |author-link=Stacy Schiff |date=31 July 2006 |access-date=9 October 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140930011944/http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/07/31/know-it-all |archive-date=30 September 2014 |df=dmy-all}}</ref>