[Foundation-l] Is random article truly random

Andrew Garrett agarrett at wikimedia.org
Wed Oct 19 11:52:28 UTC 2011


On Wed, Oct 19, 2011 at 8:31 PM, Béria Lima <berialima at gmail.com> wrote:
> I would freaking LOVE to see the study who proves 90% of the population
> (btw, which population? USA, Americas, Europe, Asia, World, Wikipedians?)
> are offended by ANYTHING.
>
> If you show me, I myself change course in College and go study a way  to
> create a filter.

Yes, I'm being rhetorical. Surely you understand what I'm trying to
say and that "90%" is not intended to be interpreted literally.

Just in case, I'll recap without using statistics for rhetorical
purposes: My point is about quick wins. We can attack a large portion
(that may or may not be exactly 90%) of the problem by offering
readers the opportunity to hide a small number of categories that
people commonly don't want to see.

-- 
Andrew Garrett
Wikimedia Foundation
agarrett at wikimedia.org



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