Wikipedia:Community portal/Editor retention

Wikipedia:Editor Retention     (Editors are willing to lend a helping hand, just ask) Editors are as important as content. Without them there is no contribution. Editor retention is the concern and proactive effort of retaining contributors, many who leave for various reasons. WER is a collaboration of users willing to help out when needed. Here you can find other editors with interests in areas that could benefit your work and make your time on Wikipedia more enjoyable. Part of retaining editors is to demonstrate/illustrate best practices and the editors that use them, guide editors with questions to the best venues and connect users for their specific needs with those best able to assist as much as possible. Editing Goals Overview Discussions and links Tools Collaboration Editor of the Week We all share the same goal of keeping good editors here Current editor retention talk page discussion. Current editor of the week talk page discussion. EDITOR RETENTION COLLABORATION Please help with our current collaboration on Snuggle Snuggle is a browser-based newcomer observation and support system currently being developed by EpochFail as part of his dissertation research. While the functionality is still limited, a working prototype is currently available for testing. Snuggle is designed to allow Wikipedian mentors to observe the activities of newly registered editors and separate desirable newcomers (good-faith & productive) from the undesirables (bad-faith & vandals). This tool was designed in reaction to recent research that shows that the decline in newcomer retention in Wikipedia is the result of an increasing negative environment for desirable newcomers and that Wikipedia's current socialization systems don't work because mentors don't find newcomers when they most need help. Snuggle is designed to help experienced Wikipedians quickly and efficiently identify desirable newcomers who are editing in good-faith and help them dodge Wikipedia's sharper corners. This project and its author needs your feedback and ideas to make sure that Snuggle ends up being a useful tool. If you'd like to be notified of development updates, please add your username. Editor of the Week

Flag of Alberta LaundryPizza03   Editor of the Week for the week beginning October 13, 2024 A phenomenal contributor. A valued asset to the Categories for Discussion team. Has accumulated nearly 50,000 edits since 2017, 4,000 of which are to categories. He has closed some 2,100 XfDs and has the fifth most edits to Wikipedia talk:Categories for discussion/Working. Written several articles in areas ranging from chemistry, astronomy, and even a media company! His dedication in often-neglected areas of the project is much appreciated and deserves recognition. Recognized for Catagories for Discussion Submit a nomination >