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

[Martijn Hoekstra]

On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 8:36 PM, Steven Walling <steven.walling at gmail.com>wrote:

> On Fri, Jan 4, 2013 at 5:03 AM, Fred Bauder <fredbaud at fairpoint.net>
> wrote:
>
> > With respect to welcoming and assisting new users on the English
> > Wikipedia where there is a bewildering volume of varied activity by new
> > and experienced users it might be helpful if we had a recent changes
> > options that showed only edit by new editors with less than say 100 edits
> > that could be monitored. Newbie helpers could then welcome, comment,
> > compliment, or otherwise assist the new user. Obviously access to such a
> > recent changes option by those looking for trouble could also be used in
> > ways that would discourage the new user. Perhaps access could be limited
> > to only flagged newbie helpers.
> >
>
> These aren't power tools like what vandalfighters have in Huggle or
> Twinkle, but I would check out the two following feeds of new editor
> activity, if you want to give this kind of task a try:
>
> --
>
> https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Special:Contributions&contribs=newbie
> shows newbie edits of all sorts
>

This is pretty cool cool. How hard would it be to hack together something
like the curation tool for which I have much love, but for recent changes
by newbies instead?


> -- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:FeedbackDashboard which shows the
> positive, negative, and just plain confused comments by new editors who
> have at least clicked the edit button once. This one in particular needs
> attention from thoughtful, experienced contributors.
>
> Steven
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