Am 04.06.2015 um 16:33 schrieb Samuel Klein <meta.sj@gmail.com>:

> Context: reduced traffic on wikimedia-l.
> Is this a sign of poor community health?

Reduced traffic on Wikimedia-l is mostly due to list moderation. All critical content has been filtered for a while. I became aware of it only recently when I posted a critical remark which was rejected.

The Foundation has not only introduced Superprotect and Superban, it has also got a firm grip on all communication channels whatsoever. This will intensify as, we have just learned, new staff will be hired for communication. The WMF no longer needs the community, it does all the traffic itself (staff, chapters, etc.).

Of course this shift from crowdsourcing to staff has to be paid for, hence the interest in an ever-increasing flow of donations and hence the interest in the Alexa ranking of Wikipedia.

Best,
Jürgen.

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