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I can't help but think that presenting this graph on a log scale isn't the best way to do it. I mean, if the number went up linearly year-over-year, wouldn't it
by mattparlane 14y ago
I can't help but think that presenting this graph on a log scale isn't the best way to do it. I mean, if the number went up linearly year-over-year, wouldn't it look like that on a log scale anyway?
- rm999 14y agoYeah the log scale hides his point. A log scale is useful when you want to highlight the rate of growth, e.g. for something that grows exponentially. But I'd expect Wikipedia to grow linearly, not exponentially - on a log scale it is hard to distinguish anything that is subexponential (which includes linear growth).
- wavesounds 14y agoTotally agree with you guys and came here to post the same thing, he may make some good points but this seems somewhat deceptive to the average American reader.