MediaWiki Usage Questions

As part of MediaWiki_Usage_Report_for_Wikimania_2015 we'd like to gather some information from existing MediaWiki users to help us understand their experiences using MediaWiki.

Goals

Help better understand the community of MediaWiki users.

• How they're using the software (updates, versions, extensions)
• Why they do/do not contribute.

Potential Questions

General

1. Your name and position?
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2. Your company or organization?
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Qualitative Questions

1. What are you using MediaWiki for?
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2. How did you find out about MediaWiki?
   1. Multiple choice list
      1. Google
      2. Word of mouth
      3. Youtube Video
      4. Mediawiki.org
3. What is the biggest reason you use MediaWiki?
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4. How long have you been using MediaWiki?
   1. Multiple choice list
      1. Less than 6 months
      2. 1-2 years
      3. 3-5 years
      4. 5+ years
5. What are your current activities?
6. Do you make contributions to the MediaWiki communities?
   1. Check all that apply.
      1. Yes, I contribute feedback and bug reports
      2. Yes, I help with documentation

Are you involved?

1. Do they contribute code, patches, bugs
   1. Why or why not?
2. What do they find useful about the software?
3. What would they like to see improved?
4. What would you like to see in MediaWiki?
5. We're striving to increase the participation of non-WMF MW users. What do you think is the biggest barrier to participation?

(please add more ideas to the list above)

Quantitate Questions

• How many MediaWiki sites do you manage?
• How frequently do you update?
• How many extensions do you use?
• How many extensions have you created or contributed to?
• What version are you currently using? (Special:Version)

see an example for a response