To me, this indicates a problem with the metrics used to calculate depth. skype: node.ue
2009/3/23 Marcus Buck <[email protected]>: > Mark Williamson hett schreven: >> I think we should find a way to exclude redirs from depth stats. > Redirects _are_ a sign of depth. Well, _meaningful_ redirects of course. > But there's no automatic way to distinguish meaningful and less > meaningful redirects. > > And that's the main problem of the whole "depth" metrics: It wants to be > a measure for collaborativeness. But its counting methods are so rough > and simplicistic, that inefficiency, messiness and mindlessness are > pushing the depth too. Creating a 100 KB article in one edit lowers the > depth, while creating a 1 KB article in 30 edits most likely will > increase the depth. Creating ten useless templates or creating ten > discussion pages with ditsy comments on the articles is good for the > depth while ten new elaborate articles is bad for the depth. An edit war > is very good for the depth while adding 100 KB text to the 100 KB > article of another user adds few to the depth. > > Well, in the end it's not the fault of the metrics. It's the fault of > the people interpreting it as a measure of quality. It's not a measure > of quality. > The results can easily be skewed by individuals who have much power in a > single project (Volapük, Ripuarian for example), it's always skewed for > very small projects (Kanuri, Greenlandic), and it is often skewed due to > the specific methods of a wiki (English Wikipedia's wikiproject ratings > on almost every single discussion page for example put the depth higher). > Comparing depths for different projects is almost futile, if you don't > know about the specifics of the project that influence the depth. > > Marcus Buck > User:Slomox > > _______________________________________________ > foundation-l mailing list > [email protected] > Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l > _______________________________________________ foundation-l mailing list [email protected] Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/foundation-l
