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Under the Jason Momoa box, it claims that the film Aquaman is a "critical and commercial hit." Metacritic: 55; Rotten Tomatoes: 63. That's a critical hit? - kosboot (talk) 18:37, 24 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Defensible. Variety said it got "decent reviews". ☆ Bri (talk) 18:49, 24 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I'd thought for a while that the Yellow Jackets page might hit a million views this month. Nope, even 800K might be a push, now. Such small, pesky fry! Dead presidents! Bollywood! That's what we the Signpost readers want to read about, right?

I think this page could be more interesting if you looked through the Top 5000 from time to time. We could have inter-city popularity battles that might tell us something interesting, e.g.

Last Week on Wikipedia: Paris v. Washington

source: Top 5000

Rank	Article
378	Paris Hilton
693	George Washington
836	Denzel Washington
1278	Washington, D.C.
1835	Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
1913	Paris Jackson
2033	Paris
2834	Kerry Washington
2886	Edmonds station (Washington)
4226	Washington (state)
4362	John David Washington
4739	Paris Paris

Trump v. Clinton finishes 13-4 in reader interest, but I'm far too lazy to mark that one up. ~ 🐝 ~ SashiRolls ^{t · c} 20:52, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

So you're saying we should include things that don't make the list criteria (traffic/pageviews) but we judge to be important nonetheless? ☆ Bri (talk) 21:10, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

I guess I'm saying it's a traffic report. I notice that the format of this humor page ("Top-25 report: This page contains material that is kept because it is considered humorous. Please do not take it too seriously.") hasn't changed in a long time. That's reassuring for the morning commute, of course, and is being done valiantly well. But, sure, there could be *all* sorts of zaniness based on the top 5000. Trivia: who was the reading public more curious about this week: Dick Cheney or Dr. Seuss? ~ 🐝 ~ SashiRolls ^{t · c} 21:25, 25 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

We're simply posting whatever gets popular during the week (it is the purpose of the WP:TOP25!), with added comments to make things fun to read. Next edition might have a change, given we're preparing the yearly report. Otherwise, only huge occasions might break the format (such as that breakdown following the 2016 election). But your suggestion is great for the actual Humor section (@Barbara (WVS): do you agree?). igordebraga ≠ 00:31, 28 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

What do you me to agree with? Best Regards, Barbara ✐✉ 20:34, 13 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Also worth noting that this Traffic Report is not penned specifically for the Signpost. Rather, it is written on its own merits to catelogue the 25 articles to receive the most views in a week on Wikipedia. This helps to further explain the difference between a pure traffic report (which could operate as you suggest) and the Top 25, which operates independently and is adapted for the purpose of the Signpost, and so paves its own path (and as Igordebraga points out, the name broadly dictates what we do there). Hope this helps, Stormy clouds (talk) 21:34, 30 December 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Yay! The short-fingered vulgarian squatting in the White House failed to make any of the three Top 25 Lists! Here's hoping he stays off these lists until his removal from office. -- llywrch (talk) 09:24, 5 January 2019 (UTC)[reply]