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is a study/commentary here on the decline in the numbers of volunteer wikipedia editors

http://www-users.cs.umn.edu/~halfak/publications/The_Rise_and_Decline/

 

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interesting comment from the full study is:

Wikipedia has changed from “the encyclopedia that anyone can edit” to “the encyclopedia that anyone who understands the norms, socializes him or herself, dodges the impersonal wall of semi-automated rejection and still wants to voluntarily contribute his or her time and energy can edit”.

 

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sounds a bit like the old SL mentor programme

and we know how well that turned out

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am chatting to myself now

jejejeje (:

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me: so anyways how may i help you?

notme: /eject

m: wah!

notme: no helping allowed. and get your editor off my lawn

me: pfft!

notme: /eject

me: wah!!!!!!

notme: no reference provided for pfft!

me: *sobs*

notme: /eject

me: go on tell me

notme: no 4 letters wrapped in asterix allowed

me: jeez

notme: /eject

me: i know ok !!!!! no blaspheme allow

 

(:

 

 

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