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- | ===== 90-9-1 Theory ===== | + | ====== 90-9-1 Theory ====== |
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- | ==== What is it? ==== | + | |
The 90-9-1 theory explains the percentage of a wiki's participation, | The 90-9-1 theory explains the percentage of a wiki's participation, | ||
- | In his article titled | + | In his article titled |
- | When studied, it was found that user participation generally follows a **90-9-1 Rule** : | + | When studied, it was found that user participation generally follows a **90-9-1 Rule**: |
* **90%** of users are **" | * **90%** of users are **" | ||
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* **1%** of users participate **very often** and account for most of the contributions | * **1%** of users participate **very often** and account for most of the contributions | ||
- | ==== Usage ==== | + | ===== Usage ===== |
This concept is very applicable to a wiki environment because contribution is fundamental to a wiki's success. While it is impossible to overcome this type of human behaviour, it is possible to change the participation distribution (i.e 80-16-4 where 80% are lurkers, 16% contribute a little and 4% contribute the most). Some ways to equalize participation in a wiki include: | This concept is very applicable to a wiki environment because contribution is fundamental to a wiki's success. While it is impossible to overcome this type of human behaviour, it is possible to change the participation distribution (i.e 80-16-4 where 80% are lurkers, 16% contribute a little and 4% contribute the most). Some ways to equalize participation in a wiki include: | ||
- | * **Making it easier to contribute** . Offering a wiki help centre, tutorial information and resources for users can help familiarize users with the environment and allow them to feel more comfortable contributing | + | * **Making it easier to contribute**. Offering a wiki help centre, tutorial information and resources for users can help familiarize users with the environment and allow them to feel more comfortable contributing |
- | * **Encouraging editing over creating** . For most new users, the thought of a blank white page is frightening. Instead, offer templates and examples which users can reformat to fit their content without having to come up with everything themselves. | + | * **Encouraging editing over creating**. For most new users, the thought of a blank white page is frightening. Instead, offer templates and examples which users can reformat to fit their content without having to come up with everything themselves. |
- | * **Reward participants** . Identify your contributors and reward them using small incentives (i.e. gold stars on personal spaces, or [[http:// | + | * **Reward participants**. Identify your contributors and reward them using small incentives (i.e. gold stars on personal spaces, or [[http:// |
- | ==== Example ==== | + | ===== Example |
Some wiki examples show variances in these percentages, | Some wiki examples show variances in these percentages, | ||
- | **Wikipedia** . The Wikipedia article | + | **Wikipedia**. The Wikipedia article |
- | "When you put it all together, the story become clear: an outsider makes one edit to add a chunk of information, | + | |
- | **MSDN Community Content** . While not precisely a wiki, the Microsoft Developer Network has Community Content features that are wiki-like. According to the sidebar on [[http:// | + | > "When you put it all together, the story become clear: an outsider makes one edit to add a chunk of information, then insiders make several |
+ | **MSDN Community Content** . While not precisely a wiki, the Microsoft Developer Network has Community Content features that are wiki-like. According to the sidebar on [[http:// | ||
90-9-1_theory.txt · Last modified: 2018/11/28 13:41 by splitbrain