[wp-meta] [Making WordPress.org] #6511: Bring back the active install growth chart

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#6511: Bring back the active install growth chart
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 Reporter:  markzahra         |       Owner:  (none)
     Type:  enhancement       |      Status:  new
 Priority:  high              |   Milestone:
Component:  Plugin Directory  |  Resolution:
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Comment (by zebulan):

 Regardless of intention, it sure looks bad when a feature deemed so useful
 by plugin devs is removed without prior notice, and without any solid
 reasoning given even after much probing.

 And yet it's the plugin devs who are expected to give answers? WP made the
 first move; the burden of proof should be on WP, not the plugin devs.

 And then there's bizarre statements like this:

 >Even if 10,000 people commented and appeared to agree that would still be
 a small fraction of the wider WP community. That’s one of the hardest
 things to navigate in open source, and product and community development
 generally.
 >https://twitter.com/photomatt/status/1577739784453124096

 This implies that there's a significant number of people who would prefer
 that the stats be removed. But if that were true, where are they and what
 are their arguments? Again, the burden of proof is on WP, not the plugin
 devs.

 Let's say WP decides one day to remove its built-in comments
 functionality. You could post the same tweet and it would be just as
 "appropriate". So what if 10,000 people want to keep the comments feature?
 We don't know what the wider WP community thinks, so I guess it's okay to
 remove it without prior notice and without explanation! Gee, open source
 sure is hard to navigate, isn't it?

 I don't want to believe that WP is doing this for reasons of greed, pride,
 or some other sin. But it's hard to blame anyone for making such an
 assumption when all that has been provided thus far are unannounced
 decisions, poor arguments, and unfair deflections of responsibility onto
 the plugin devs.

 From top to bottom, this change has been handled poorly, to put it nicely.

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