User:Kaldari/WikiProjects

Last year a proposal to create a new namespace for WikiProjects failed to gain consensus (27 in support, 12 opposed). However, the main reason for objecting was that no one could show any significant benefit that such a change would provide. During the recent Berlin Hackathon, the issue of WikiProjects was brought up as it was felt that improving the functionality of WikiProjects could have a positive effect on editor retention (one of the main priorities of the WMF). Several people had ideas for software tools that could benefit WikiProjects (either as client-side gadgets or server-side extensions). A recurring theme of this discussion was that building these tools would be easier if WikiProjects existed in their own namespace. If this was the case, new interface elements specific to WikiProjects could be created. For example, each WikiProject could have a built in Members tab or an Article metrics dashboard.


 * Also better statistics on editing behavior