This is a good point, Milos. Quantity and quality are more related to each other than we
may thought initially.
For instance:
* The main proportion of Featured Articles in all top-ten language versions needed, at
least, more than 1,000 days (3 years) to reach that level.
* Most of editors contributing to FAs were high experienced editors, meaning more than 2.5
or 3 years participating in Wikipedia. And these editors tend to be very active ones
(though they not necessarily get 'sysop' or other special privileges). I recall
you that more than 50% of editors abandonned after aprox.. half a year, in all versions we
studied.
Therefore, the high experienced editors are taking care of top-quality content. Probably
because they know, better than many other editors, the guidelines, procedures and daily
workflows in the community. Of course, their knowledge (about the topics they contribute
to) also matters. But I believe that the first condition is also critical. And you can get
to that point with time, interacting with Wikipedia and the community.
As a result, any attempt to improve the "feeling" of newcomers as they start to
contribute is invaluable. I've read your comments about chats with sysops or
article's main editors. I've also read about training environments (customized
sandboxes, more friendly, etc.).
So, all this makes *a lot of sense* in the current situation. Not because of quantity, but
to improve *quality*.
Best,
Felipe.
--- El sáb, 25/7/09, Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com> escribió:
De: Milos Rancic <millosh(a)gmail.com>
Asunto: Re: [Foundation-l] Analysis of statistics
So, to give the answer about quantity vs. quality: We
need
quantity to
have sustainable community development or even just a
sustainable
stagnation. We shouldn't be shy of saying that quantity is
very
important to us because we are able to build quality. And,
yes, it is
possible that quality brings quantity. This thread is about
that: we
have to think how to do that. If we don't think
(thinking=quality) how
to bring quantity and our quantity is lowering: we are at
the dead
end.
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