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Academia

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

4.2
questions
per day
Needs Work – 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.
97%
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.
78
avid users
882
total users
Okay – Every site needs a solid group of core users to assist in moderating the site. We recommend:
  • 150 users with 200+ rep (currently 78 users with 200+ rep)
  • 10 users with 2,000+ rep (currently 7 users with 2,000+ rep)
  • 5 users with 3,000+ rep (currently 6 users with 3,000+ rep)
2.6
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.
414
visits/day
Needs Work – 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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profile for aeismail at Academia

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profile for JeffE at Academia

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profile for Charles Morisset at Academia

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profile for Anonymous Mathematician at Academia

How should one turn down academic...

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profile for EpiGrad at Academia

How early should a graduate...

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profile for Bravo at Academia

Etiquette when talking to a...

How can I create a sense of...

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profile for Dave Clarke at Academia

What's a good way out when...

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profile for shan23 at Academia

What is the typical time period...

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profile for Lars Kotthoff at Academia

How do you join programme...

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Stefano Borini
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1 year ago

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