Pseudomonas(not to mention that the donation banner is quite big and disturbing)
I am not sure if this is among the factors that is affecting unregistered Wikipedia readers retention or something
Pseudomonas(not to mention that the donation banner is quite big and disturbing)
Yes I know, but it's just not my experience, because I only see it very rarely, while "the general public" (who read Wikipedia) sees it very often
Z I did a preliminary analysis of block logs on English Wikipedia (2026 so far) and Croatian Wikipedia (2010–2020, described as project capture per WMF). Block reasons were grouped by keyword; "established editors" means accounts with 100+ edits. The most telling row may be "Broad or unexplained labels" for established editors: 18% on English Wikipedia versus 52% on Croatian Wikipedia, where the most common single reason was "ignoring instructions." A high share of vague or unexplained blocks of experienced editors might be a useful early-warning signal for smaller wikis. The "Not typical" row is less useful on its own, since routine username and vandalism blocks inflate it. Has anyone analyzed block-log reasons this way, as a possible warning sign of governance problems, for example the Trust & Safety disinformation team or researchers?
Z Yes, Kubura is the textbook case. What strikes me is how it ended. As someone put it on Meta at the time, Kubura "was banned coz of tax evasion (sockpuppetry on Meta votings) and not for being a mobster (keeping an entire local project locked)." Without that slip, the global community might have had no grounds to act at all.
EgeProbably testing it with some experienced users too? I think that's the general angle
And never directly on Wikipédia. That's not even a test, it's mere disruption
PseudomonasAny better ideas then?
Not forcing the newbies to use it would already be a very good start. And at the very least, test it minimally before bringing it to Wikipedia.
Our newbies are way too valuable to be used like disposable laboratory rats by WMF devs.
PseudomonasAny better ideas then?
Some language editions have social media support channel links shown on the Main Page or Central Notice (the latter only visible in desktop mode)
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