We’re preparing a bigger survey that will see wider distribution, but to help me calibrate it and know what I want to ask, I want to run some preliminary questions here.

Your answers will help us improve the wiki in the short-term, so thanks for participating! You can simply comment below or send me a DM if you want to remain somewhat anonymous.

Section 1

  • Do you have an account on ProleWiki?
  • If not, why?
  • Were you aware that having an account on ProleWiki allows you to edit pages and participate in the editor community?

Section 2

  • How often do you visit ProleWiki in a week or month?
  • What keeps you coming back to ProleWiki?
  • What impact has ProleWiki had on you? Either positive or negative (please detail)

Section 3

  • Where do you feel ProleWiki is lacking?
  • Please take a page you remember that you didn’t entirely like and provide your criticism of it, not only on the content but on the phrasing as well. Please don’t choose a stub (we know they’re too short 🙏)
  • How would you rate the language and tone used on ProleWiki from 1 to 10? With 1 being casual (as if between friends), and 10 being academic (as if presenting a paper to an auditorium).
  • Do you perceive ProleWiki to be a credible encyclopedia?

Bonus question: how would you like to see ProleWiki evolve?

Be as honest as you can, I won’t take it personally.

Hexbearers can answer too now that we’re federated btw, but this remains a small-scale internal survey until the real big one gets published.

  • ChayEnglish
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    11 months ago

    Section 1

    1. Do you have an account on ProleWiki?

    I don’t.

    1. If not, why?

    I don’t think I know enough to contribute in some aspects. I think I could contribute sometimes, like transcribing Parenti videos and with niche knowledge I have about some Socialist countries.

    1. Were you aware that having an account on ProleWiki allows you to edit pages and participate in the editor community?

    Yes, I’m decently familiar with Mediawiki.

    Section 2

    1. How often do you visit ProleWiki in a week or month?

    I like browsing ProleWiki quite a lot, it has useful knowledge about worldwide workers’ movements I didn’t know before. I’d say more than 5 times per week, it depends.

    1. What keeps you coming back to ProleWiki?

    The Marxist viewpoint which I can’t find without prior searching. Also the sources are great.

    1. What impact has ProleWiki had on you? Either positive or negative (please detail)

    I’d say a positive impact as I managed to find a couple of good sources from there and expand my knowledge.

    Section 3

    1. Where do you feel ProleWiki is lacking?

    More country-specific details such as Socialism in Czechoslovakia, and more information about different Marxists.

    Please take a page you remember that you didn’t entirely like and provide your criticism of it, not only on the content but on the phrasing as well.

    Czechoslovakia on ProleWiki - could be much more detailed. Although I personally don’t know enough about Czechoslovakia to contribute, so perhaps more knowledgeable comrades could fill it up if it’s on the priority list. It’s just an example though.

    Treaty on the Creation of the USSR - doesn’t exist

    1936 Soviet Constitution - doesn’t exist

    1. How would you rate the language and tone used on ProleWiki from 1 to 10? With 1 being casual (as if between friends), and 10 being academic (as if presenting a paper to an auditorium).

    It’s good in my opinion. About 8.

    1. Do you perceive ProleWiki to be a credible encyclopedia?

    Yes, much more than Wikipedia.

    Section 4

    1. How would you like to see ProleWiki evolve?

    The historic articles are great, so I’d definitely like more of that. Perhaps I could contribute a little.

    1. Were you aware we had a Library of texts? (https://en.prolewiki.org/wiki/ProleWiki:Library)

    Yes, it’s the feature of the Wiki I use the most. It’s very useful.

    1. If yes, how do you feel about the card system for categorization?

    It’s great, better than before I’d say. Although the old one being text-based was a bit more easier to search in a way.

    Edit: I’ll probably sign up