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The first step to fixing a problem, is to understand the problem. I know, many people will possibly agree that this problem exists - but that sort of empirical
by hooby 5y ago
The first step to fixing a problem, is to understand the problem.
I know, many people will possibly agree that this problem exists - but that sort of empirical observation isn't all that useful. If you want to try a method to fix it - any method at all - you need to first have a reliable way to measure whether it actually improves things.
And for that you first need to find a way to actually measure this - in a reliable, repeatable, unbiased way. You need to find a way to measure all of Wikipedia for this sort of problem. Not just the current state - but through the change history for any arbitrary point in the past as well.
Then do some thorough data analysis, trying to learn as much about the problem as you can. That's your best bet for actually solving the problem.
- Lascaille 5y ago>many people will possibly agree that this problem exists >a reliable way to measure whether it actually improves things After the process has been carried out, it is measured as successful if less people agree the problem exists. Very simple, very quantifiable. >Then do some thorough data analysis, trying to learn as much about the problem as you can. No, that's not necessary. That seems more like gatekeeping and wikilawyering, which is basically the actual problem - entrenched power networks refusing to let anybody consider changing things without first having produced ten man-years worth of proof. You don't solve the problem by doing what the problem tells you that you must do in order to be allowed to solve it.