User talk:Zar2gar1

Here's my user talk page. Feel free to leave a comment or even start a new section if you think it might be an involved discussion. Just remember to keep things civil and sane. Zar2gar1 (talk) 19:34, 15 September 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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You still there?

Your last edit was three months ago, I'm wondering whether you're active/OK. In particular, I'm still interested in a vitality estimator for the vital articles project.--LaukkuTheGreit (Talk•Contribs) 06:56, 10 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi there, and thanks for reaching out. I'm still alive and healthy.

I just needed to take a break from editing on Wikipedia. I intend to jump back on in the near future, both to finish an article I had in progress & some ideas for the Vital Articles.

Like before, I don't want to promise any deadlines or guarantees, but I'd still like to work on some technical tools for the VA project. I've been taking a long break from coding so maybe I'll use this to dip my toes back in. Zar2gar1 (talk) 03:23, 13 June 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Welcome back!

Happy to see you back, you were missed. All the best and happy halloween.

The Blue Rider 19:29, 31 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks Blue Rider! I really appreciate it.

I had a lot going on this year, but I and mine are settling into our new routine and doing well.

I want to prioritize the vitality estimates for Laukku and finishing my edits on one article. After that, I plan to participate more on VA5 again so hopefully I'll see you there. -- Zar2gar1 (talk) 16:11, 1 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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Vitality estimator

I'm glad someone is finally working on this. I just have one question. How is the number of links present in an article related to how vital the topic is? QuicoleJR (talk) 17:10, 27 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Hi @QuicoleJR, glad to hear from you.

Upfront, I don't want to promise the estimator will be done soon. I was hoping I could prototype queries with Wikimedia's Quarry tool, then just link the results to start. But it has several limitations so this is going to setup a Toolforge account.

To your specific question about links though... I don't know yet. I'm picturing a somewhat by-the-book regression model so I'll collect potential metrics (or at least the low-hanging ones for now). After I have the sample though, we just split it into fitting and verification sets, then see what the regression spits out. I think finally having effect sizes for the different metrics that come up will be enlightening.

Just from first principles though, I think we should definitely see if wikilink count (in, out, and total) correlates with vitality. My thinking is that it could be a decent proxy for how "central" a topic is, especially in-links or ratio of in- to out-links. -- Zar2gar1 (talk) 17:06, 28 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]