On Fri, Feb 27, 2009 at 9:26 PM, Lei Jiang code@263.net wrote:
Is there a way to calculate word count in an article according to contributors?
For example: an article is written by three authors A, B, C. The total word count of this article is 100 words. A write 60 word, B write 30 word, C write 10 words. After the article is stable and no more editing, is there any method that could list the word count for each author automatically?
Various people, myself included, have experimented with a variety of technical tools for attribution. Simple cases can easily be done automatically; however, given the variety of ways that content can be edited, one can quickly think of types of edits that are difficult for a machine to attribute correctly. As a result, there isn't any universally agreed upon method or tool for doing what you are talking about in all cases.
Depending on what you want it for we may be able to suggest a tool that would make a good attempt in most cases. Perhaps you could be more specific about what type of application you have in mind.
-Robert Rohde