Re: [Wiki-research-l] Readers of Wikipedia

2018-12-13 Thread Bob Kosovsky
I didn't see the showcase but I'm intrigued by Ziko's comments. The general response I would make to his question "What do Wikipedia readers want?" is that different readers want different things, sometimes in conflict with one another. To elaborate on two of Ziko's points: "Regionally

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Data on the lifespan of Wikipedia articles

2016-12-01 Thread Bob Kosovsky
e bit more. Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, Music Division, The New York Public Library for the Performing Arts blog: http://www.nypl.org/blog/author/44 Twitter: @kos2 Listowner: OPERA-L ; SMT-ANNOUNCE ; SoundForge-users - My opinions do not necessarily represent t

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Thinking big: scaling up Wikimedia's contributor population by two orders of magnitude

2016-08-28 Thread Bob Kosovsky
can increase the number of users by going after specific market segments. This would not eliminate the "anyone can edit" ethos, but could be a more effective means to increasing users rather than appealing to a broad public. Bob Bob Kosovsky, Ph.D. -- Curator, Rare Books and Manuscripts, M