User:TwilligToves/FAMainPageStudy
A study to determine the validity of the various arguments for and against the protection of Today's featured article (TFA). Data is culled from the TFA log of November 2007.
Questions to consider[edit]
- Do TFAs improve from IP edits?
- How long do TFAs remain in vandalized shape from IP edits?
- Do the IP contributors eventually become active editors?
Data[edit]
November 1[edit]
Karnataka (edit | talk | history | protect | delete | links | watch | logs | views)
- 24-hr. on main page before and after diff
- Article semi-protected at 16:33.
- Most of the beneficial IP edits were small, wiki-gnome-like changes such as correcting grammar and linking text.
| Statistics for IP edits | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total edits | Vandalizing edits | Good faith but unhelpful edits | Beneficial edits | Est. time unhelpful/vandal edits were visible (hh:mm) |
| 30 | 17 | 5 | 8 | 01:18 |