View source for PhilWiki Community/WikiDepth Project

{{PhilWiki Community/WikiProject/Header}}
[[File:Emojione BW 1F3D7.svg|200px|right]]

The '''WikiDepth Project''' is an initiative of Filipino wikipedians focusing on the '''''Depth''''' of Philippine language-based Wikipedia projects. It will be run by the [[PhilWiki Community|Philippine Wikimedia Community]] (PH-WC) with the main objective of improving the Depth of selected Wikipedia editions. 

The project will serve as a tool for depth monitoring and thus will provide data analysis to the trends.

== Background ==

=== Philippine Wikipedia editions===

There are eight (8) existing [[:w:Languages of the Philippines|Philippine language]]-based Wikipedia projects namely {{w|Bikol Sentral}}, {{w|Cebuano}}, {{w|Chavacano Zamboangueño}}, {{w|Kapampangan}}, {{w|Ilokano}}, {{w|Pangasinan}}, {{w|Tagalog}} and {{w|Waray}}. Each of these languages has at least one million native speakers, except for Chavacano Zamboangueño which is threatened to be closed down for lack of editing activity. Among the existing proposed Wikipedia projects, {{w|Hiligaynon}} has over a million native speakers while {{w|Capiznon}}, {{w|Kinaray-a}}, {{w|Miraya Bikol}} and {{w|Rinconada Bikol}} have tens to hundreds of thousands native speakers.<ref>''"[[PhilWiki Community]]"''. ''Wikimedia Meta-Wiki''. ''Retrieved 14 November 2021''.</ref> 

{{Philippine Wikipedias}}

=== Definition of Depth ===

The formula assumes that a relatively high number of page edits and the presence of support pages means articles have been updated. And the latter support pages are assumed to be a more important factor.<ref name="A">''"[[Wikipedia article depth]]"''. ''Wikimedia Meta-Wiki''. ''Retrieved 14 November 2021''.</ref>

In the [[list of Wikipedias]], depth is currently defined as:
:<math>\text{Depth}=\frac{\text{Edits}}{\text{Articles}}\cdot \frac{\text{NonArticles}}{\text{Articles}}\cdot \left( 1-\frac{\text{Articles}}{\text{Total}} \right)</math>

The depth can be simplified to the equivalent formula below:
:<math>\text{Depth}=\frac{\text{Edits}}{\text{Total}}\cdot \left( \frac{\text{NonArticles}}{\text{Articles}} \right)^{2}</math>

==== Significance of Depth ====

The '''depth''' or ''editing depth'' of [[Wikipedia]] is one of several possible rough indicators of the encyclopedia's collaborative quality, showing how frequently its articles are updated.

It does not refer to academic quality, which cannot be computed, but to Wikipedian quality, i.e. the depth of collaborativeness—a descriptor that is highly relevant for a Wikipedia.<ref name="A"/>

==== Definition of New Terms ====

'''NonArticles''' are user pages, redirects, images, "project" pages, categories, templates, and all talk pages. '''Total''' is simply '''NonArticles + Articles'''.<ref name="A"/>

'''Simple Edits''' are edits which are only alterations to the content of a page, not including the creation of a page (articles and non-articles).

Note: ''Creation of a page (article and non-article) is equivalent to 1 Edit''

== Objectives ==

# To provide significant improvements to the Depth of different Philippine language-based Wikipedia editions
# To ensure the balance of increase between the Depth and the No. of Articles 
# To serve as a monitoring tool for Depth and to provide data analysis on the trends
# To promote collaboration and discussions regarding the depth of selected Wikipedia editions within the community

== Year 2 ==

The pilot-scale testing of the WikiDepth Project ran from November 15, 2021	to December 31, 2022. [[PhilWiki Community/WikiDepth Project/Data Monitoring 2021-2022|Monitoring of depth in Bikol Wikipedia]] with consequent data analysis was done. Its outcomes served as a guide to further improve the approach to the objectives and the feasibility of the application to other Wikipedia editions.

On its 2nd year, the project will analyse the growth and depth of the project with the intention to extend the initiative to other Philippine language-based Wikipedia editions like Chavacano Zamboangueño Wikipedia, Kapampangan Wikipedia, Waray Wikipedia, and Cebuano Wikipedia.

=== Data Monitoring ===

As a background, Bikol Wikipedia has a depth of 16.89 and no. of articles of 16,004 as of 05:16, 30 November 2023 (UTC). Its number of articles rose dramatically due to different editing activities related to the 15th year celebration of Bikol Wikipedia and monthly thematic editing sessions by the community. On 30 September 2023, the number of articles reach 15,000 with a depth within the 17.00 range. The depth of Bikol Wikipedia reached the 21.0	range on October 31, 2022 and has decreased since then due to the increase of new articles being created regularly. 

<u>Current Depth of Bikol Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|bcl}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|bcl}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|bcl}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|bcl}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|bcl}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Date
!Depth 
!No. of Articles
!Notes
|-
| November 30, 2023
| 16.89
| 16,004
| Last day of [[:bcl:Wikipedia:Bulan_kan_Asya_nin_Wikipedia_2023|Wikipedia Asian Month 2023]] and Wiki Women Edit-a-thon 2023 running from November 25 to December 13
|-
| January 31, 2024
| 16.1
| 16,418   
| A day before the start of [[:bcl:Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Art|Wiki Loves Art]] and [[:bcl:Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Folklore in the Philippines|Feminism and Folklore 2024 in Bikol Wikipedia]] running from February 1 to March 31 
|-
| March 31, 2024
| 15.37 
| 16,953   
| Last day of [[:bcl:Wikipedia:Wiki Loves Folklore in the Philippines|Feminism and Folklore]] and [[PhilWiki Community/WikiGap Campaign Philippines 2024]] running from February 1 to March 31; creation of non-article pages i.e. categories, redirections 
|-
| May 31, 2024
| 15.42 
| 17,291   
| Ongoing [[CBSUA Wiki Club|Wiki Education campaign]] running until June 21, 2024 
|-
|-
|}

=== Change of Depth ===

As an analysis of the depth of Bikol Wikipedia as of December 1, 2021:
* 220,241 Edits
* 11,547 Articles
* 15,501 Non-articles
* Depth = 14.67

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Change of Depth
!Simple Edits
!No. of Non-articles
!No. of Articles
|-
| +10
| +150,090.79
| +6,585.49
| −2,288.31
|-
| +1.0
| +15,009.08
| +699.64
| −316.55
|-
| +0.1
| +1,500.91
| +70.49
| −32.98
|-
| +0.01
| +150.09
| +7.05
| −3.31
|-
|0
|0
|0
|0
|-
| −0.01
| N/A
| −7.06
| +3.32
|-
| −0.1
| N/A
| −70.61
| +33.30
|-
| −1.0
| N/A
| −711.79
| +347.96
|-
| −10
| N/A
| −8,027.35
| +6,980.80
|}

To attain a '''+/- 0 Depth''' (no change of depth) for every '''1 new article''', you need to either create '''2.13 new Non-articles''' or have '''45.29 Simple Edits'''.

== Depth Monitoring ==

{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!BCL
!Articles
!CBK-ZAM
!Articles
!CEB
!Articles
!ILO
!Articles
!PAG
!Articles
!PAM
!Articles
!TL
!Articles
!WAR
!Articles
|-
|Mar-1-2024
|15.37
|16,961
|<center>35.07</center>
|3,xxx
|2.17
|6,xxx,xxx	
|72.8
|15,374	
|28.9
|2,576
|24.35
|9,534
|148.28
|47,046
|4.25
|1,266,425	
|-
|June-1-2024
|15.42
|17,291
|<center>35.66</center>
|3,217
|2.18
|6,117,332	
|72.8
|15,380	
|28.77
|2,581
|23.78
|9,651	
|147.08
|47,363
|4.25 
|1,266,456	
|}


Current Depth of Philippine language-based Wikipedia editions:
*<u>Bikol Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|bcl}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|bcl}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|bcl}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|bcl}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|bcl}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Chavacano Zamboangueño Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|cbk-zam}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|cbk-zam}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|cbk-zam}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|cbk-zam}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|cbk-zam}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Cebuano Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|ceb}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|ceb}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|ceb}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|ceb}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|ceb}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Ilocano Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|ilo}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|ilo}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|ilo}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|ilo}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|ilo}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Pangasinan Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|pag}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|pag}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|pag}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pag}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pag}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Kampampangan Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|pam}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|pam}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|pam}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pam}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|pam}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Tagalog Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|tl}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|tl}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|tl}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|tl}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|tl}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>
*<u>Waray Wikipedia</u>: '''{{#expr:{{NUMBEROF|EDITS|war}}/{{NUMBEROF|PAGES|war}}*(({{NUMBEROF|PAGES|war}}-{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|war}})/{{NUMBEROF|ARTICLES|war}})^2 round 2}}''' <small>({{purge}})</small>


*'''January 2021 - January 2023'''
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!
!BCL
!CBK-ZAM
!CEB
!ILO
!PAG
!PAM
!TL
!WAR
|-
|Dec-1-2021
| 14.67
| <center>32.63</center>
| 1.97
| 70.31
| 47.82
| 27.71
| 148.64
| 3.53
|-
|Jan-1-2022
| 17.31
| <center>32.61</center>
| 2.01
| 70.39
| 47.66
| 27.73
| 158.08
| 3.55
|-
|Feb-1-2022
| 18.67
| <center>34.59</center>
| 2.04
| 70.49
| 47.96
| 27.78
| 160.34
| 3.55
|-
|Mar-1-2022
| 19.72
| <center>34.97</center>
| 2.08
| 70.57
| 48.04
| 27.90
| 158.66
| 3.55
|-
|Apr-10-2022
|19.57
|<center>35.00</center>
|2.13
|70.72
|48.12
|27.90
|158.72
|3.55
|-
|May-1-2022
|19.70
|<center>35.02</center>
|2.14
|70.80
|48.71
|27.91
|161.22
|3.55
|-
|Jun-1-2022
|19.60
|<center>35.05</center>
|2.16
|70.81
|48.69
|27.90
|163.56
|3.55
|-
|Jul-1-2022
|19.79
|<center>35.65</center>
|2.16
|70.92
|48.57
|27.92
|164.72
|3.55
|-
|Aug-1-2022
|19.91
|<center>35.61</center>
|2.16
|71.04
|48.50
|27.88
|164.27
|3.55
|-
|Sep-1-2022
|20.07
|<center>35.59</center>
|2.16
|71.07
|49.32
|28.02
|164.03
|3.55
|-
|Oct-1-2022
|20.53
|<center>35.67</center>
|2.16
|71.88
|49.39
|27.91
|164.41
|3.55
|-
|Nov-1-2022
|21.05
|<center>36.20</center>
|2.16
|72.15
|49.44
|27.93
|163.72
|3.56
|-
|Dec-1-2022
|21.35
|<center>36.72</center>
|2.16
|72.21
|49.53
|27.94
|162.63
|3.56
|-
|Jan-1-2023
|21.40
|<center>36.74</center>
|2.16
|72.23
|49.50
|27.95
|162.46
|3.56
|}

== See also ==

* [[Wikipedia article depth]]
* [[:bcl:Wikipedia:WikiProyekto|WikiProjects in Bikol Wikipedia]]
* [[PhilWiki Community/WikiDepth Project/Data|Data Storage of WikiDepth Project]]

== References ==
{{reflist}}

<br>