[WikiEN-l] finding the "most recognizable" page names

[Scott MacDonald]

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> From: wikien-l-bounces at lists.wikimedia.org [mailto:wikien-l-
> bounces at lists.wikimedia.org] On Behalf Of WereSpielChequers
> Sent: 30 September 2011 10:56
> To: Michael Katz; English Wikipedia
> Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] finding the "most recognizable" page names
> 
> I'd suggest using metrics of page views per article, and if you want a
> specifically US product screen out articles that don't use American
> English
> spelling. Better still would be to get page views from the USA, or at
> least
> page views ignoring the 6 hours when the US is most likely to be asleep.
> 
> WereSpielChequers
> 

Removing non-US spellings would also distort. You would dismiss  "Tony
Blair", while keeping "Tony Boselli" and also remove articles like
"Scotland" "Queen Elizabeth II" and "George III of the United Kingdom" - all
of which might conceivably have some recognition in the US.