Higher turnover rates among editors suggest that contributors may face burn-out or editing fatigue. Likewise, new editors are being reverted at higher rates, potentially indicating community norms that are less welcoming and open to differences or learning than before. Many people also believe that policy proliferation is a major driver of the decline in contributors.

This page attempts to identify causes of the decline in the community's health, the impact of the proliferation of policies, and solutions to these issues.

Research

Note: There's quite a lot of research at Wikimedia-pedia/Research as well.

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