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Uanfala: Did you mean to write that if a page receives only twice as many views, then this is a clear signal that it is not the primary topic
? I think that's a controversial opinion (which, of course, is perfectly proper in an essay). The page can still be much more likely than any other single topic, and more likely than all the other topics combined—to be the topic sought
, making it a
WP:PTOPIC. Absence of evidence might be a more plausible claim than evidence of absence. Moving the not
, we might agree that "this is not a clear signal that it is the primary topic".
Certes (
talk) 20:49, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
more likely than all the other topics combined[..] to be the topic sought when a reader searches for that term".
much more likelyor not. – Uanfala (talk) 21:31, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
Events which can cause spikes include... opening a Wikipedia discussion
. Very true, especially for obscure pages. We have statistics on mobile vs desktop views. Do we have anything on logged-in editors vs anonymous visits? Although registered editors can consult WP whilst logged in and a few IPs contribute to RMs, that would still be useful for ironing out such spikes.
Certes (
talk) 10:12, 9 May 2020 (UTC)
Essays Low‑impact | ||||||||||
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Uanfala: Did you mean to write that if a page receives only twice as many views, then this is a clear signal that it is not the primary topic
? I think that's a controversial opinion (which, of course, is perfectly proper in an essay). The page can still be much more likely than any other single topic, and more likely than all the other topics combined—to be the topic sought
, making it a
WP:PTOPIC. Absence of evidence might be a more plausible claim than evidence of absence. Moving the not
, we might agree that "this is not a clear signal that it is the primary topic".
Certes (
talk) 20:49, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
more likely than all the other topics combined[..] to be the topic sought when a reader searches for that term".
much more likelyor not. – Uanfala (talk) 21:31, 20 April 2020 (UTC)
Events which can cause spikes include... opening a Wikipedia discussion
. Very true, especially for obscure pages. We have statistics on mobile vs desktop views. Do we have anything on logged-in editors vs anonymous visits? Although registered editors can consult WP whilst logged in and a few IPs contribute to RMs, that would still be useful for ironing out such spikes.
Certes (
talk) 10:12, 9 May 2020 (UTC)