In WLM 2019 and 2020 there was no diet set. Romaine
Op do 12 aug. 2021 om 22:23 schreef Alexander Tsirlin <[email protected]>: > Dear Lodewijk, > > In order to answer your question, it would be useful to have information > on which diet was eventually implemented during WLM-2019 and 2020. Do > you have any such data? > > An information on the banner diet during WLE-2021 would be even more > useful because all countries with a large number of uploads showed a > significant reduction this year compared to 2020. While COVID-19 could > play some role here, I suspect that it was not the only culprit. > > Sincerely, > Alexander > > > > On 8/12/2021 9:53 PM, effe iets anders wrote: > > Hi all, > > > > I just wanted to collect some input on the WLM banners. > > > > As background: the centralnotice banners are the most important way that > > we make newcomers aware of our competition, but it is also the main way > > many other efforts get attention. This is a scarce resource, that we > > should use responsibly. > > > > When we started Wiki Loves Monuments, the sitenotice was primarily > > all-or-nothing, and the community was very much at ease with such an > > important competition getting this attention. As time progressed, the > > option to institute a "diet" was added. Unfortunately, the documentation > > of this is pretty poor, but it looks like this basically constitutes of > > a maximum number of times that a given device sees the banner within a > > given span of time. Typically, this number is set at 5 (you only see a > > banner 5 times), but there is an option to 'reset' that counter to show > > the banner another 5 times, for example the next week. Some options I > > would see as feasible (but more experienced sitenotice designers may > > know more creative solutions) would include: > > - Show this banner X times in total per device > > - Show this banner X times per week per device > > - Show this banner once per day > > - Show this banner once per Y page views > > etc > > > > The community has also flagged over the past years that showing the > > banner without limitation becomes harder to justify as the number of > > campaigns increases. > > > > Experience teaches us that the effect of a banner diminishes over the > > number of times it is being shown to people. It may be a small cost to > > us to determine a diet. For simplicity's sake, we should probably try to > > come up with one-size-fits-all with some possible local exceptions if > > special events happen (e.g. a national monument open day). > > > > Now the question is: what is a reasonable and optimal diet to request? > > This is a tricky balance to strike: what is still enough to almost > > achieve optimal impact, but minimize the 'cost' in our readers' > > attention? If people have not clicked on a banner the first five times, > > will they click on it the sixth? > > > > I invite all national organizers to share their insights here or on the > > public discussion page. If we can come to a consensus of what we think > > is a fair diet, then we're also more credible with our request for these > > essential resources. I have my own thoughts, and I'm sure others on the > > international team have them too. But first, I'd love to hear some more > > thoughts. What diet would be fair and practical, if any? > > > > Lodewijk > > (former international coordination team) > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org > > > > -- > This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. > https://www.avg.com > _______________________________________________ > Wiki Loves Monuments mailing list > To unsubscribe send an email to > [email protected] > http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
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