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

[Yaroslav M. Blanter]

On Wed, 09 Jan 2013 10:32:00 +0100, Nikola Smolenski wrote:
> On 09/01/13 10:03, Kim Bruning wrote:

> Having said that, there have been suggestions to introduce social
> networking features in Wikipedia. WikiLove is a step in that
> direction. So, what could be the next step? Befriend users and see
> their edits and new articles? Like edits and articles?
>
Actually, befriending users (in particular, IP) was proposed some time 
ago on English Wikipedia and received support, but no action was taken. 
This would be an excellent means to watch for vandal contributions from 
problematic IPs which only show up once in several months, vandalize an 
article and disappear.

Cheers
Yaroslav