In general, about article creation, this has obviously slowed quite a lot. However, I
think that is a good thing, as that means that article writers now have a chance to catch
up to all the new articles. That is why the precentage of articles that are GAs, FAs, or
FLs is rising, and will continue to rise.
Currently, these 3 categories combined make up about 1 in 277 articles (0.36%). It's
better than before, but it obviously could go a lot further. That's why I think the
focus during Wikipedia's "adolescent" should be article improvement, and not
so much creation.
On a related topic, really the only way to increase in this way is by getting for users.
I'm curious, as the growth in Wikipedia has slowed, has the numbers of ACTIVE users
slowed as well? Because really, beyond just the policies and long-winded arguments on ANI,
there's the fact that you can't watch over all the articles that Wikipedia has
without getting more and more editors. Another reason why being nice to newcomers and
leaving a good first impression is so crucial. Obviously, as you can read in the Slashdot
comments (and many other places), this is not Wikipedia's strength, at all.
Mark Nilrad