I really would like to see such analysis for other Wikipedias where we have
a much more limited number of volunteers working to combat spam.
I remember of a WikiMeeting in São Paulo (one of the biggest so far, I
think in 2012 when global development folks visited here) where some very
commited wikipedians where trying to explain non addicted wikipedians on
the importance of removing those spam links added consciously by paid
people.
Spam is a real issue and I am afraid it can somehow damage some communities
health leaving them overloaded, hence less tolerant to new editors. Maybe
when this happen to the English Wikipedia then it will become a real issue.
Tom
On Fri, Apr 26, 2013 at 7:45 PM, Sumana Harihareswara <sumanah(a)wikimedia.org
wrote:
http://blog.ironholds.org/?p=31
Ironholds looked at a sample of users with one or more edits to enwiki
who were blocked in 2006-2012. The short version: spam is a bigger
problem than vandalism or sockpuppetry, and the spam problem is growing.
--
Everton Zanella Alvarenga (also Tom)
"A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful
than a life spent doing nothing."