Thread:Talk:Article feedback/Suggestions/reply (2)

Yes, but the more I think about it the more suggestions appear. I think what is needed are a number of weights as a start:


 * Weighted measure of the rating with respect to the number of article edits since, or major changes since the ratings. So a rating from 3 years ago scores less.


 * Weighted measure with respect to user familiarity with topic.


 * Weight for "user trust" as provided by WikiTrust etc. So the opinion of a user with 30,000 edits means more than one with 7 edits.


 * Weight for scores from a user, so "highly critical users" across many articles get less attention - the same as flattering users who always give high marks.

Eventually a comparison with Wiki-Watch will say a lot.

Overall, this is the only way to go in the long term, but needs much more thinking before it is actually launched. I think it is worth mentioning this on WikiProject Wikipedia Reliability and the article on Wikipedia Reliability History2007 23:43, 13 May 2011 (UTC)