[Wikimedia-l] Editor retention (was Re: "Big data" benefits and limitations (relevance: WMF editor engagement, fundraising, and HR practices))

[Federico Leva (Nemo)]

Oliver Keyes, 04/01/2013 10:11:
> Well, I'd argue "we knew" is not the same as "we can prove"* ;*p. I
> "know" lots of things - that's distinct from being able to prove them to
> academia. In my mind, anything which academically substantiates an
> internally-held assumption is A Good Thing: maybe not directly for us, but
> indirectly, in the sense that it communicates to intelligent people who get
> quantitative data the need to help out and work with us.

I wasn't speaking of internally-held assumptions but of previous research.

Nemo