In general, about article creation, this has obviously slowed quite a lot.
However, I think that is a good thing, as that means that article writers now
have a chance to catch up to all the new articles. That is why the precentage
of articles that are GAs, FAs, or FLs is rising, and will continue to rise.
Currently, these 3 categories combined make up about 1 in 277 articles (0.36%).
It's better than before, but it obviously could go a lot further. That's why I
think the focus during Wikipedia's "adolescent" should be article improvement,
and not so much creation.
On a related topic, really the only way to increase in this way is by getting
for users. I'm curious, as the growth in Wikipedia has slowed, has the numbers
of ACTIVE users slowed as well? Because really, beyond just the policies and
long-winded arguments on ANI, there's the fact that you can't watch over all
the articles that Wikipedia has without getting more and more editors. Another
reason why being nice to newcomers and leaving a good first impression is so
crucial. Obviously, as you can read in the Slashdot comments (and many other
places), this is not Wikipedia's strength, at all.
Mark Nilrad
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