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<edit> looks like a hoax, see tarantino's post below

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewfor...EU3RuX2RoREE6MA

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"...a statistical analysis revealed a 96% chance that administrator inactivity is causing the decline in active English Wikipedia editors as a whole: "

Looks like the survey is being run by Steven Walling and "a Community Health Task Force volunteer who wishes to remain anonymous".

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related thread; The "holy shit" slide on editor retention, Sue Gardner on Wikipedia's death spiral

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TungstenCarbide   Inactive Wikipedia administrator survey hoax  
TungstenCarbide   Timeline of an inactive admin; 1- edits Wikipedia ...  
No one of consequence   5- looks around and sees despicable worms of all ...  
everyking   5- looks around and sees despicable worms of all...  
No one of consequence   I suppose that does sound better than "despi...  
tarantino   [url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/viewform...  
TungstenCarbide   The survey wasn't approved by Walling or the W...  
tarantino   [quote name='tarantino' post='297926' date='Wed 1...  
tarantino   Also, if you see an IP from the SF Bay area on th...  
jsalsman   Also, if you see an IP from the SF Bay area on t...  
TungstenCarbide   That's not me. I haven't been in the Bay A...  
jsalsman   Did you intentionally try to mislead people with y...  
SB_Johnny   So far over a dozen formerly inactive admins have...  
EricBarbour   So far over a dozen formerly inactive admins have...  
tarantino   [quote name='tarantino' post='298471' date='Mon 2...  
jsalsman   My apologies, and welcome to The Review. Don...  
iii   P.S. Ask a serial sockpuppeter who believes improv...  
jsalsman   What's with the cold fusion obsession? My ar...  
EricBarbour   I think it's a great article to work on becau...  
iii   [quote name='iii' post='299004' date='Fri 24th Fe...  
Fusion   P.S. Ask a serial sockpuppeter who believes impro...  
EricBarbour   I will email Salsman and ask him if he would talk ...  
TungstenCarbide   In case you didn't know, [url=http://talknicer...  
Kelly Martin   I will email Salsman and ask him if he would talk...  
EricBarbour   See also this G+ thread. That bears repeating her...  
EricBarbour   Yes, and you should read the Nrcprm2026 SPI. This ...  
Kelly Martin   It should also be noted that Pat Gunn is Improv, o...  
EricBarbour   Salsman's been talking about WMF people on his...  
tarantino   Now in addition to the accounts he used to send 30...  
HRIP7   Now in addition to the accounts he used to send 3...  
iii   I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Salsman...  
EricBarbour   I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Salsma...  
TungstenCarbide   I don't know what's wrong with Mr. Salsm...  
iii   a) I don't get that impression from looking at...  
Kelly Martin   The behavior of WMF staff and sundry in this affai...  
iii   The behavior of WMF staff and sundry in this affa...  
tarantino   [quote name='Kelly Martin' post='298065' date='Th...  
EricBarbour   I'm beginning to think iii is right--he hasn...  
Kelly Martin   Well, technically I'm not an inactive admin be...  

 

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