Growth/Growth 2014

The purpose of the Growth team is to find ways to attract and retain Wikipedia editors. The team launched on April 16, 2012 as the "Editor Engagement Experiments" team, and in 2013 changed its name to more clearly reflect its goal (rather than our methodology).

Team

 * Matt Flaschen (Software Engineer)
 * Aaron Halfaker (Research Scientist)
 * Kaity Hammerstein (Associate Interaction Designer)
 * Rob Moen (Software Engineer)
 * Sam Smith, (Software Engineer)
 * Moiz Syed (Interaction Designer)
 * Steven Walling (Product Manager)

Our work
If you're interested in what we're currently working on, please review our 2013-14 Goals and the list of projects below, which are broken down by which area of the user lifecycle they address.

Acquisition of new users: Activation & Retention of new users: Reactivation of existing users:
 * Anonymous editor acquisition
 * Account creation user experience and login redesign
 * Timestamp position modification
 * Editor campaigns
 * Guided tours
 * Onboarding new Wikipedians
 * Wikipedia article creation and a new Draft namespace
 * Post-edit feedback
 * Task recommendations
 * Necromancy