Area 51 » Technology

Note that the scope and purpose of this proposal changed DRASTICALLY during the beta. Along with the name. Please refer to the Programmers FAQ for the current definition.

At the end of beta, this site had...

questions
per day

Excellent – 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.

99%

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.

916

avid users

10,202

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 916 users with 200+ rep)
10 users with 2,000+ rep (currently 85 users with 2,000+ rep)
5 users with 3,000+ rep (currently 52 users with 3,000+ rep)

7.0

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.

7,535

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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