User:Davodd
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I will be on a law school-imposed semi Wikivacation until August 2010
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I'm both a former Wikinews and current Wikipedia admin as an avocation. It is important to remember that administrators are not any more important than any other user. Admins are basically janitors who clean up accidental (and sometimes vandalous) messes as requested by the community. [edit] Bio
In the real world, I have been a professional journalist for about 19 years... for what it's worth. I have recently become burned out in traditional media as most of the companies I worked for were acquired by marketing firms or conglomerates who saw news product as a necessary (or unnecessary) evil needed to market their advertising. In 2004, I entered semi-journalistic retirement and started studying law with plans to become a lawyer within the next 5 years. [edit] Wiki involvementI have been involved in Wikinews since a few weeks after it officially launched. I have been a Wikipedian since November 2003 and an administrator there for more than 2 years. I also have written for Wikibooks. Currently, I only contribute sporadicly to Wikinews. |
[edit] English language Wikimedia Projects by Size of Registered User Base:
The highest-ranking wiki in each category is marked in gold, the second highest in silver and the third highest in bronze.
| Rank | Wiki | Started | Reg. Users | Admins | New Users Since Last Measure |
User Growth Rate |
Per-Month Average User Growth Since Launch |
Number of Legit Articles |
New Articles Since Last Measure |
Article Growth Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Wikipedia | January 2001 | 1,582,557 | 931 | 1,183,900 | 297% | 24,347 (65 mo.) |
1,180,212 | 482,321 | 69% |
| 2. | Wikicommons | September 2004 | 46,483 | 132 | 33,852 | 268% | 2,213 (21 mo.) |
644,661 | 627,393 | 3,633% |
| 3. | Wikibooks | July 2003 | 29,066 | 39 | 18,387 | 172% | 830 (35 mo.) |
13,447 | 2,909 | 28% |
| 4. | Meta-Wiki | November 2002 | 26,355 | 64 | 12.631 | 92% | 613 (43 mo.) |
7,513 | 2,985 | 65% |
| 5. | Wiktionary | December 2002 | 14,912 | 36 | 8,299 | 125% | 355 (42 mo.) |
149,238 | 62,923 | 73% |
| 6. | Wikiquote | July 2003 | 10,781 | 17 | 5,961 | 124% | 308 (35 mo.) |
6,810 | 2,450 | 56% |
| 7. | Wikinews | December 2004 | 8,290 | 41 | 4,269 | 106% | 461 (18 mo.) |
5,487 | 2,666 | 95% |
| 8. | Wikisource | November 2003 | 5,004 | 27 | 989 | 25% | 161 (31 mo.) |
2,738 | -- | -- |
| 9. | Wikispecies | September 2004 | 2,736 | 10 | 1,674 | 158% | 137 (20 mo.) |
57,024 | 54,894 | 2,577% |
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