Harmy said:

... Like when you take the DeEd, I am technically editing the SE.

Yes you are editing the SE - you are cutting out certain shots, for example.

But the role of the editor is much more than that. He/she selects and combines shots from the raw footage to guide the telling and pace of a story. In your case, the artistic decisions have already been made (and recognised with an Oscar) by the original editors, and you are attempting to replicate this version as close as possible.

I see this as very different to your Mike J Nichols or ADigitialMan taking the final cut as their raw footage and attempting to re-imagine the story.

TV's Frink said:

This is a silly debate,

This is irony.