We are not statisticians - we leave that to the people who are paid to make stats ;)
However, a look at our en.Wiki SPI and COIN departments will make you fall off your chair too - there are ‘editors’ even operating protection rackets (proven). I’m not sure Phab is the place to report it - despite some high level conferences with the WMF we have been unable to convince of the need for software solutions to help combat it. It should be the topic of a talk at Wikimania but my propsed presentation has been blocked two years running. KudpUng > On 3Aug, 2017, at 00:56, Leila Zia <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Wed, Aug 2, 2017 at 10:45 AM, cs <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> if you knew the extent of paid editing, blackmail, and extortion we are >> discovering and trying to combat you’d fall off your chair or drop your >> camera. > > > If you have statistics (ideally across languages) and you can help us > understand this problem better, please provide them or a pointer to > them at https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T158476 > > > Best, > Leila > > -- > Leila Zia > Senior Research Scientist > Wikimedia Foundation > > >> >> >> Kudpung >> >> On 3Aug, 2017, at 00:33, Victor Grigas <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Hello Wikimedians! >> >> My name is Victor Grigas, I’m a storyteller and video producer at the >> Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit that supports Wikipedia. Many of you >> may already know me or my work. I'll be in Montreal at Wikimania from >> Thursday August 10th through Sunday August 13th and wanted to ask that if >> you know someone or are someone who has an inspiring story to share about >> how you use Wikimedia projects, then we'd like to hear it! >> >> If you are interested, please answer a few questions on this private Google >> form or share it with someone you know who will be attending Wikimania: >> >> https://goo.gl/forms/h6a9TWFyFMs4qgua2 >> (All answers are confidential and we will not publish your story without >> first getting your written permission.) >> >> We publish profiles of Wikimedians here regularly: >> https://blog.wikimedia.org/c/communications/profiles/ >> >> Then, in Montreal I can take your portrait photo for free to publish on >> Wikimedia Commons. I’ll be there from Thursday August 10th through Sunday >> August 13th. I’ll only need a few minutes of your time to take your photo >> and we can co-ordinate by email. Once I'm there, I'll have a better idea of >> where I'll be for the best lighting setup. >> >> If you have any questions, feel free to email Victor Grigas - >> [email protected] >> >> Thank you! >> >> -- >> >> Victor Grigas >> Video Production Manager >> and Storyteller >> Wikimedia Foundation >> [email protected] >> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Wikimania-l mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l >> > > _______________________________________________ > Wikimania-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimania-l
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