Common Index

An editorial system in public · finding 04

A missing article is an invitation.

The visible gap turns a reader into a contributor.

Missing-link prompts in first edits

share of sampled first edits · percent

A bar chart showing the share of first edits prompted by a missing link rising from 18.4 percent in 2001 to 46.8 percent in 2005. PERCENT OF FIRST EDITS 60 40 20 0 18.4% 23.7% 31.2% 38.5% 46.8% 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 the open gap works A red link is not a dead end; it is a readable request for help.
This is the Wikipedia (2001) design system, applied by Curio — a design-style library for AI agents. Full Wikipedia (2001) guide → designbycurio.com/learn/wikipedia-2001