I'm very glad to see that this data has been collected, and think it's an important step forward towards the professionalization of Wikimedia.
On Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 10:23:23PM -0700, Jonas Rand wrote:
I don't want to seem rude, but I don't think that anyone cares about the demographics of Wikipedia. It doesn't matter.
It obviously matters to the Foundation for strategic planning, editor recruitment, and so on.
As a more concrete example, information on the geographic distribution and income distribution of contriutors would make it possible to plan Wikimania locations in a more intentional manner. Assuming, of course, that a goal of Wikimania is to encourage participation by contributors to Wikimedia projects.
- Carl