I do wonder whether this thread is merely an attempt at coining words. To put a numerical value to an attribute present amongst such a broad array of subjects on Wikipedia seems impossible, or at least unjustifiable. Besides, what you are measuring is not hard fact - it is opinion, so a numerical value seems baseless.
I really don't get this, and I sense I'm not the only one.
- Chris On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Thomas Dalton thomas.dalton@gmail.comwrote:
2009/5/4 stevertigo stvrtg@gmail.com:
On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton@gmail.com wrote:
Ok, how do you quantify that? You gave a numerical value for the slog rate, what is the formula for calculating it? And what's the slog rank?
I'm using "rank" here to refer to a level of deterioration within an article, derived from a rating of particular diffs. What the scale is,
what
the terms are, and what the method for combining diff rankings is, is entirely fluid. I'm using "rate" here to refer to the degree to which deterioration overtakes improvement within a particular timeframe. Its
not
quite as useful, and probably can't be combined into some general
sitewide
evaluation.
If it is all entirely fluid then it simply isn't quantified, so what on earth does "8.5%" mean?
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