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Page hits is chosen as the metric because it's a straightforward and easy to understand metric that can show how many people are affected by the translation.
Page hits is chosen as the metric because it's a straightforward and easy to understand metric that can show how many people are affected by the translation.


However, this means that the order of the list of articles to localize will not correspond exactly with the list of articles that feature on the start page and call the [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Weekly+common+issues Weekly common issues] (also known as "Most Popular Support Articles"), since that priority is based on a scoring system taking things like search patterns and poll votes into account to estimate what kinds of problems people with Firefox are having based on what articles they're searching for and voting on. This score is not as intuitive for people to understand and would potentially confuse more than it motivates. Since the most popular support articles are featured on the front page of SUMO, they will in reality get high page hits too, so in reality, this priority inconsistency should not be a real problem.
However, this means that the order of the prioritized list of articles presented on the Localization Dashboard will not be the same as the list of articles that feature on the start page and call the [http://support.mozilla.com/en-US/kb/Weekly+common+issues Weekly common issues] (also known as "Most Popular Support Articles"). That list is based on a scoring system taking things like search patterns and poll votes into account to estimate what kinds of problems people with Firefox are having based on what articles they're searching for and voting on. This score is not as intuitive for people to understand and would potentially confuse more than it motivates. Since the most popular support articles are featured on the front page of SUMO, they will in reality get high page hits too, so in reality, the difference between these two article lists should not be a real problem.


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