User talk:Δ/20150801

Active editor count
in regards to that report it should be fairly doable depending on how you want the data structured. ΔT The only constant 20:35, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * User_talk:Jimbo_Wales


 * Same structure as the Most Edits list would work. User, count of edits in month — making sure to include IP editors and registered editors both, if possible. If the number can be broken down further into mainspace edits vs. non-mainspace edits, that would also be useful — a full breakdown into the various myriad types of edits would be perhaps more useful still. The main thing is something that allows the 3300 or so Very Active Editors to be identified each month, along with the next couple thousand who just missed the list. Thanks for your interest in this, getting WMF to move has been fruitless... Carrite (talk) 22:15, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Also, I have no idea if these lists can be retroactively generated, but rolling things back 12 months would make meaningful comparison possible. Thinking up another dream item for structure, if there was a field for "position last month" on the list, that would also be interesting, allowing big increases and decreases to be identified, sort of like putting a bullet next to rapid movers on the Billboard charts... Carrite (talk) 22:19, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * And I don't know if there is a mechanism to identify "declared gender," but that would be a massively useful field. So would a field for "Date of Account Creation." Carrite (talk) 22:24, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * I can run the report with mainspace totals and non-mainspace counts. Beyond that I would need clearer instructions on what constitutes other values. I can run retroactive counts however deleted edits will require some thought. I can pull gender information if its declared in a user's preferences. As for user registration, if an account was created after the introduction of user registration date, I can include that, however if the account was created prior to that, it uses the date of their first edit. (Not %100 accurate but kinda close). ΔT The only constant 22:47, 28 August 2015 (UTC)
 * another angle that might be cleaner is to look at mainspace only edits. This would cut down on excess non-content clutter. ΔT The only constant 02:06, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Date of first edit is better than date of account creation anyway, probably. Mainspace Edits as one field and Non-Mainspace Edits as another would be the most useful division of total edit count. Declared gender, if you can get that, would be golden. Even if there were no retroactive lists, a series of monthly lists starting from current-month would be extremely useful. Let me know if you need help with an ArbCom ban appeal. Carrite (talk) 02:45, 29 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Another field for Career Edits to Date would be handy as well. Carrite (talk) 02:47, 29 August 2015 (UTC)