Seems like calling it ‘Open and Welcome Thread’ rather than just ‘Open Thread’ may have resulted in fewer posts last month. It’s also just an awkward name and (like almost all post titles) doesn’t display in full on my phone. I’m in favor of changing the title back, but keeping the part in the post body about introducing yourself.
What does the law of small numbers have to do with few people posting in “The Welcome and Open Thread” in the beginning of January of 2019? (A claim which would be nice to compare against the usual amount of posting in The Open Thread in January, and what factors are in effect.)
Seems like calling it ‘Open and Welcome Thread’ rather than just ‘Open Thread’ may have resulted in fewer posts last month. It’s also just an awkward name and (like almost all post titles) doesn’t display in full on my phone. I’m in favor of changing the title back, but keeping the part in the post body about introducing yourself.
Nod. Not sure about the causal mechanism here but seems fine. Done.
You could also randomize the thread titles over the next N months in order to collect more data. Beware the law of small numbers.
What does the law of small numbers have to do with few people posting in “The Welcome and Open Thread” in the beginning of January of 2019? (A claim which would be nice to compare against the usual amount of posting in The Open Thread in January, and what factors are in effect.)