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Category Archives: Musings
Which single Wikimedia metric would inspire you most?
The statistics we maintain within the Wikimedia movement broadly fall into two categories. Part is there to inspire us, with limited feedback to our daily activities. Part is there to reveal patterns or to signal mishaps, both meant to lead … Continue reading
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New editors are joining English Wikipedia in droves?
After deliberation I decided to publish this story as one article despite its length, for clarity sake. *Dec 7th: I changed the exclamation mark into a question mark. See also remark at end of this blog on how to interpret … Continue reading
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Numbers and Strategy: the Flip Side
My previous post “Numbers and Strategy” warned for over-reliance on numbers during strategic decision making. First a disclaimer: neither that post nor this one are comments on specifics of the Wikimedia Strategic Planning process (although of course triggered by it, … Continue reading
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Numbers and Strategy
Are solid metrics essential in a strategic debate? I want to talk about the pitfalls that come with over-reliance. This post is not to debunk rational thinking in the decision making process, although I do question the supremacy of ratio … Continue reading
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42 demystified
There is an almost foolproof geek test. Stand in front of a person and just say “42“. If the subject of your inquisitiveness smiles knowingly, he or she is a geek. There are many theories why Douglas Adams chose this … Continue reading
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