CommunityData:Wikia rises and declines tasks

Build Dataset

1. Collect list of 2010 wikis with wikiq dumps Done
2. Scrape bot data for wikis Done and add to tables In progress
3. build dataset with variables
   1. newcomer 1st edit session
      1. is reverted Done
      2. is reverted and messaged Done
      3. is reverted and messaged on article talk Done
      4. is messaged Done
      5. number of edits on wikia overall Done
      6. number of edits on wiki Done
      7. has edit other wikia wikis Done
      8. Survives (makes an edit 2-6 months after first session)

1. 1. bots
      1. ask mako for script Done
      2. tool reverts Done
      3. change in tool reverts

1. 1. Wiki level rules
      1. number of namespace 4 editors
      2. number of namespace 4 edits
      3. change in namespace 4 page length
      4. age of namespace 4 editors
      5. change in newcomer revert rate
      6. change in newcomer revert rate without talk page discussion
      7. change in newcomer revert rate without any message

1. 1. Wiki level controls
      1. Active editors
      2. edits per time
      3. newcomer edits per time
      4. number of articles
      5. total wiki length
      6. Wiki age

Reading

1. Read Geiger 2012

Models

1. Newcomer retention
2. rate of newcomer revert
3. rate of rule making
4. rate of tool assisted revert
5. rate of newcomer messaging (following revert)