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Academia

Beta Q&A site for academics and those enrolled in higher education.

5.5
questions
per day
Okay – 15 questions per day on average is a healthy beta, 5 questions or fewer per day needs some work. A healthy site generates lots of good content to make sure users keep coming back.
100%
answered
Excellent – 90% answered is a healthy beta, 80% answered needs some work. In the beta it's especially important that when new visitors ask questions they usually get a good answer.
305
avid users
3,991
total users
Excellent – Every site needs a solid group of core users to assist in moderating the site. We recommend:
  • 150 users with 200+ rep (currently 305 users with 200+ rep)
  • 10 users with 2,000+ rep (currently 42 users with 2,000+ rep)
  • 5 users with 3,000+ rep (currently 29 users with 3,000+ rep)
2.7
answer ratio
Excellent – 2.5 answers per question is good, only 1 answer per question needs some work. In a healthy site, questions receive multiple answers and the best answer is voted to the top.
1,991
visits/day
Excellent – 1,500 visits per day is good, 500 visits per day needs some work. A great site benefits people outside the community. Eventually, 90% of a site's traffic should come from search engines.
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Top Beta Users

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profile for aeismail at Academia

Choosing the title of a paper:...

What is the best way...

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profile for JeffE at Academia

How do you record your lectures

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Favoring citations in the same...

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profile for Anonymous Mathematician at Academia

Does membership of academic...

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profile for Suresh at Academia

How does your area of research...

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profile for eykanal at Academia

Dealing with consulting...

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profile for Dave Clarke at Academia

When should a student attempt...

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profile for Charles Morisset at Academia

Final round of reviewing for a...

question about submission dates

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profile for Daniel E. Shub at Academia

Is it ethical for departments to...

What is the best way...

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profile for Dan C at Academia

What percentage of phds in math...

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Stefano Borini
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2 years ago

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