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Measuring the health of an article

Don’t try to measure users, measure articles.

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idea creator• Geke

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created on10:23, 6 August 2018 (UTC)

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?
Wikipedia, any language

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.
Don’t try to measure users, measure articles. Just divide the length of article additions by the length of added talk comments and you’ve already got a measure of how smooth and efficient things are going currently. Add the number of edits (article and/or Talk) as an index showing the ratio’s significance. Like so: 0,5(4) means total Talk additions are twice as long as much as article additions and there are 4 contributors.

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?

Not applicable, I guess? A measurement is only part of the process, like a diagnostic method.

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?
An automated measure of "trouble spots" informs moderators/conflict solvers/ombudsmen where their attention may be needed.

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?
I can’t do this.

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