Thread:Talk:Article feedback/Is this a positive or a negative?/reply

In a complex environment such as Wikipedia, guessing what causes editor attrition is pure guesswork. There is hardly any scientific basis for assuming that this will cause attrition, based on simple data analysis. Rational reasoning, however may give hints, e.g. if an expert writes something and many joker IPs rate it as low, he may, of course get fed up and leave. However, this tool is the beginning of reliability anaysis in Wikipedia - and in 3-5 years will lead to great results if nurtured. History2007 23:56, 13 May 2011 (UTC)