If the editing metrics are still up, could this a reflect a shift in the type of user to coordinated offsite editing. Judging by the huge amount of interest in a certain obscure IdeaLab proposal, we could be looking at a new editing paradigm.
On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 9:21 PM, Kevin Gorman <[email protected]> wrote: > Daniel: your suggestion doesn't reflect the fact that 2014's election > had roughly 60% the voters of the year before. We definitely didn't > have anywhere near that much of a drop in editing metrics. > > Best, > Kevin Gorman > > On Thu, Oct 22, 2015 at 1:23 PM, Daniel and Elizabeth Case > <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Not to keep harping on how important it is to vote for arbcom, but I'm > >> still just flummoxed by the fact that arbcom is elected by about half > >> a percent of very active editors, and a smaller portion still of > >> editors who meet the requirements and have edited in say, the last > >> year. > > > > > > Speaking as someone who does vote in ArbCom elections regularly, > although I > > rarely closely follow what that body does ... I think this might reflect > the > > oft-unacknowledged fact that a great deal more editors than we realize do > > the tasks they have set out for themselves, "all alone or in twos", so to > > speak, managing to complete them and resolve differences of opinion > amongst > > themselves without resorting to any sort of formal dispute-resolution > > process. Of course it's only going to be those who have a reason to care > who > > care about ArbCom—and, naturally, that group is going to include a > greater > > proportion of those who have agendas they'd like to see ArbCom promote. > > > > Daniel Case > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Gendergap mailing list > > [email protected] > > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > > visit: > > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap > > _______________________________________________ > Gendergap mailing list > [email protected] > To manage your subscription preferences, including unsubscribing, please > visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/gendergap >
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