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A generational gap on Wikipedia - 91% of WP admins started editing before 2010 (en.wikipedia.org)
submitted 1 year ago by antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to c/technology@lemmy.world
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[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You said yourself. Three.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

How is 3 in 3 months "basically shutting the door"? Plus it's going to be 4 in three months very soon (19 hours later)

[–] deegeese@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Because it’s a 90% drop from the 2006 sysopping rate.

[–] Aatube@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

That doesn't mean they've "shut the door", especially when you consider how much Wikipedia activity has declined since 2006. To see if they've shut the door you should look at the overall RfA success rate, not quantity