Comments on: Wikimedia Foundation 2008-2009 Annual Plan http://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/07/01/wikimedia-foundation-2008-2009-annual-plan/ News from inside the Wikimedia Foundation.org Mon, 23 Nov 2009 05:30:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: NonvocalScream http://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/07/01/wikimedia-foundation-2008-2009-annual-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-721 NonvocalScream Sun, 13 Jul 2008 07:13:15 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=53#comment-721 I would be interested in benchmarking (or seeing a benchmark) of all the local projects, or perhaps just a few for now. Best, Jon I would be interested in benchmarking (or seeing a benchmark) of all the local projects, or perhaps just a few for now. Best, Jon

]]> By: GerardM http://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/07/01/wikimedia-foundation-2008-2009-annual-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-720 GerardM Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:36:13 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=53#comment-720 Statistics are relevant. They are however not only relevant for the English language Wikipedia. The notion that we are driving in the dark is more true for other projects. Most of them have never had any attention to understand how they are doing. When other projects are analysed they are analysed as one big blob, the other languages. You hear about it as "the other languages are now more then 50% of our content" or "traffic in other languages is more then the traffic of English content". Some statistics that are known are really profound; the Bangla Wikipedia is the biggest corpus in modern Bangla on the Internet. There are other languages where the Wikipedia is of a similar relevance. A lot of effort goes into localisation, what is the effect of all this hard work; does it drive more readers and contributors to our projects?? Yes, we need better statistics but it is not only the English Wikipedia that needs it. Thanks, GerardM Statistics are relevant. They are however not only relevant for the English language Wikipedia. The notion that we are driving in the dark is more true for other projects. Most of them have never had any attention to understand how they are doing. When other projects are analysed they are analysed as one big blob, the other languages. You hear about it as “the other languages are now more then 50% of our content” or “traffic in other languages is more then the traffic of English content”.

Some statistics that are known are really profound; the Bangla Wikipedia is the biggest corpus in modern Bangla on the Internet. There are other languages where the Wikipedia is of a similar relevance. A lot of effort goes into localisation, what is the effect of all this hard work; does it drive more readers and contributors to our projects??

Yes, we need better statistics but it is not only the English Wikipedia that needs it.
Thanks,
GerardM

]]> By: Ben Yates http://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/07/01/wikimedia-foundation-2008-2009-annual-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-502 Ben Yates Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:59:24 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=53#comment-502 Also, what are you doing about the lack of good statistics for english wikipedia? This is *vital* information. Statistics are the only way to keep track of the health of a community this large, and right now, we're driving in the dark. Maintaining a "control room" style statistical awareness should be a *central* role of the foundation. Also, what are you doing about the lack of good statistics for english wikipedia? This is *vital* information. Statistics are the only way to keep track of the health of a community this large, and right now, we’re driving in the dark. Maintaining a “control room” style statistical awareness should be a *central* role of the foundation.

]]> By: Ben Yates http://blog.wikimedia.org/2008/07/01/wikimedia-foundation-2008-2009-annual-plan/comment-page-1/#comment-501 Ben Yates Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:56:41 +0000 http://blog.wikimedia.org/?p=53#comment-501 Hi -- you guys should think about posting some videos of yourselves talking about new initiatives. It could help with community cohesion. Hi — you guys should think about posting some videos of yourselves talking about new initiatives. It could help with community cohesion.

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