:Title:    "Polishing the Brass on the Titanic" : Failure Omidyar Style
:Author:   Harry Lime (CCAL30)
:Date:     Mon, 28 May 2007 15:15:59 PDT
:Modified: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:28:49 PDT
:URL:      http://www.omidyar.net/user/u226049329/news/12/

Harry Lime Did Not Draw This Chart (and nore did poor Thomas...) -- Pierre Did -- either proactively or inactively: take your pick --> one or the other :) (and thanks Brad for the info...)
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    Just a reminder ;)
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I think that these are some very interesting numbers:
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**Official Stats** *(as of May, 28, 2007)*
	
* 19012 users
* 418 groups
* 8139 discussion topics
* 180241 comments
* 12073 workspace pages

Now click on the "Advanced Search" Link and try the following:
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* check the users check-box
* select "Feedback score of at least" 100 *( a very modest measure of community participation)*
* click on "search" --> and see the results
* now repeat the above with "Feedback score of at least" 200 (still a modest measure of community participation)

Interesting Results for a "Community" of over 19,000 "members" -- not even 300 active members (probably closer to 200)-- since 2004??? :(
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* **284 members with a feedback score of 100+**

* **163 members with a feedback score of 200+**




For a "Network" with over 19,000 registered members, and the backing of Omidyar, the name-fame, "cash prises" -- I find it amazing that, after all these years, active participation is as low as that -- If that's a "Success", I don't know what Failure is.  :(
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