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Measure number of active editors

See commons: . Every idea should be measured in how it effects the number of active editors.

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Project idea

What Wikimedia project(s) and specific areas will you be evaluating?

Is this project measuring a specific space on a project (e.g. deletion discussions), or the project as a whole?
Numbers of active editors over time.

Describe your idea. How might it be implemented?

Provide details about the method or process of how you will evaluate your community or collect data. Does your idea involve private or personally identifying information? Take a look at the Privacy Policy for Wikimedia’s guidelines in this area.
There are active editor statistics already for some of the Wikimedia Projects. More is needed. See:

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_active_editor_statistics

Are there experienced Wikimedians who can help implement this project?

If applicable, please list groups or usernames of individuals who you can work with on this project, and what kind of work they will do.

How will you know if this project is successful? What are some outcomes that you can share after the project is completed?

More subcategories here:

• https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:Wikimedia_active_editor_statistics

How would your measurement idea help your community make better decisions?

After you are finished measuring or evaluating your Wikimedia project, how do you expect that information to be used to benefit the project?
Many more people will see the need to keep and retain editors. And most importantly, not to dismiss their demands, requests, and suggestions.

Do you think you can implement this idea? What support do you need?

Do you need people with specific skills to complete this idea? Are there any financial needs for this project? If you can’t implement this project, can you scale down your project so it is doable?
Help compile the statistics and charts. Pass on the stats to those who can post them via charts, etc..

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About the idea creator

I have tens of thousands of edits on Wikipedia and the Commons.

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No funding needed?

Does your idea not require funding, but you're not sure about what to do next? Not sure how to start a proposal on your local project that needs consensus? Contact Chris Schilling on-wiki at I JethroBT (WMF) (talk · contribs) or via e-mail at cschillingwikimedia.org for help!