Editor retention
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Editor retention measures the extent to which editors remain active over time; it is one of the main factors of community growth. Editor retention has often been identified as one of the areas where Wikimedia wikis need major improvements. This page is a hub indexing the various editor retention related resources we have.
Groups working on editor retention
[edit]- WMF Growth team - mainly focusing on the early experience of new editors
- Volunteer Supporters Network
- CivilServant (CivilServant's Wikimedia studies)
- Growth community at Wikimedia Space
Inactive/historical:
- old Growth team (aka Editor Engagement Experiments), 2012-15
Efforts at improving editor retention
[edit]- Community Capacity Development/New contributor engagement and growth
- Grants:Project/WM HU/Editor retention program
- movement strategy: capacity building recommendations, community health recommendations
Historical:
- 2010 movement strategy: increase participation
- 2011 strategy update about refocusing on editor retention, and subsequent board resolution on openness
- mw:Anonymous editor acquisition -
Data
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Research
[edit]Highlights:
See Research for more.
See also
[edit]- Learning patterns: volunteer management, diversity, training