Yes, but for the purpose of creating a creating a game that may not be an issue. Michael asked how to get a list of recognisable topics to build a game with, not how to list all 3.7 million article names in order of recognisability.
WereSpielChequers On 30 September 2011 11:11, Scott MacDonald <[email protected]>wrote: > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [email protected] [mailto:wikien-l- > > [email protected]] On Behalf Of WereSpielChequers > > Sent: 30 September 2011 10:56 > > To: Michael Katz; English Wikipedia > > Subject: Re: [WikiEN-l] finding the "most recognizable" page names > > > > I'd suggest using metrics of page views per article, and if you want a > > specifically US product screen out articles that don't use American > > English > > spelling. Better still would be to get page views from the USA, or at > > least > > page views ignoring the 6 hours when the US is most likely to be asleep. > > > > WereSpielChequers > > > > Removing non-US spellings would also distort. You would dismiss "Tony > Blair", while keeping "Tony Boselli" and also remove articles like > "Scotland" "Queen Elizabeth II" and "George III of the United Kingdom" - > all > of which might conceivably have some recognition in the US. > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
