[WikiEN-l] Edit/read ratio goals, was Re: "Trivia" sections in articles

[The Cunctator]

On 2/28/06, Steve Bennett <stevage at gmail.com> wrote:
> On 2/28/06, The Cunctator <cunctator at gmail.com> wrote:
> > A little more seriously, I mean that our *goal*, I think, should be to
> > have everyone edit and read, whereas our expectations are that a much
> > smaller percentage are much more active.
>
> Is that even our goal? My point was just that our readership is much
> greater than just the wikipedia community. I can't remember why I was
> making that point, but it was surely very pertinent...

I certainly hope it's our goal. I'm not a huge fan of consumerism or
elitism, which follow from a goal of not including everyone in the
potential editorship pool.