antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前A generational gap on Wikipedia - 91% of WP admins started editing before 2010en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square85fedilinkarrow-up1473arrow-down111
arrow-up1462arrow-down1external-linkA generational gap on Wikipedia - 91% of WP admins started editing before 2010en.wikipedia.organtonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 年前message-square85fedilink
minus-squarecounselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·2 年前If I understand this correctly, Wikipedia might be in trouble once the old guard retires because new ones aren’t coming?
minus-squarechickenf622@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 年前That’s one take away. An alternative I’ve seen is that it’s much harder to become an admin. The alternative makes sense to me, but definitely still be an issue since most people only have so much free work they’re willing to put in.
minus-squareAatube@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up4·2 年前No, new ones are coming, they’re just old accounts
If I understand this correctly, Wikipedia might be in trouble once the old guard retires because new ones aren’t coming?
That’s one take away. An alternative I’ve seen is that it’s much harder to become an admin. The alternative makes sense to me, but definitely still be an issue since most people only have so much free work they’re willing to put in.
No, new ones are coming, they’re just old accounts