antonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoA generational gap on Wikipedia - 91% of WP admins started editing before 2010en.wikipedia.orgexternal-linkmessage-square84fedilinkarrow-up1474arrow-down111cross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
arrow-up1463arrow-down1external-linkA generational gap on Wikipedia - 91% of WP admins started editing before 2010en.wikipedia.organtonim@lemmy.dbzer0.com to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square84fedilinkcross-posted to: technews@radiation.party
minus-squarecounselwolf@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·1 year agoIf 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-up7·1 year agoThat’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-up4·1 year agoNo, 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