[WikiEN-l] Slog rate

[Chris Down]

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 at gmail.com>wrote:

> 2009/5/4 stevertigo <stvrtg at gmail.com>:
> > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Thomas Dalton <thomas.dalton at 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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