I do wonder whether this thread is merely an attempt at coining words. To put a numerical value to an attribute present amongst such a broad array of subjects on Wikipedia seems impossible, or at least unjustifiable. Besides, what you are measuring is not hard fact - it is opinion, so a numerical value seems baseless.
I really don't get this, and I sense I'm not the only one. - Chris On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 8:25 PM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected]>wrote: > 2009/5/4 stevertigo <[email protected]>: > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 11:06 AM, Thomas Dalton <[email protected] > >wrote: > > > >> Ok, how do you quantify that? You gave a numerical value for the slog > >> rate, what is the formula for calculating it? And what's the slog > >> rank? > >> > > > > I'm using "rank" here to refer to a level of deterioration within an > > article, derived from a rating of particular diffs. What the scale is, > what > > the terms are, and what the method for combining diff rankings is, is > > entirely fluid. I'm using "rate" here to refer to the degree to which > > deterioration overtakes improvement within a particular timeframe. Its > not > > quite as useful, and probably can't be combined into some general > sitewide > > evaluation. > > If it is all entirely fluid then it simply isn't quantified, so what > on earth does "8.5%" mean? > > _______________________________________________ > WikiEN-l mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l > _______________________________________________ WikiEN-l mailing list [email protected] To unsubscribe from this mailing list, visit: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikien-l
