Bogleheads® Wiki 2012 annual report

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May 13, 2012 marks the fourth anniversary of the launching of The Bogleheads™ Wiki. The wiki was publicly announced on May 21, 2008. Our Wiki statistics page provides us with the following numerical snapshot of our wiki project as of May 9, 2012. Historical statistics and a timeline of wiki initiatives can be found in the appendix to this report.

A large majority of the wiki's most viewed pages are long standing pages, many of which are prominently displayed on the forum and wiki main pages. The following table highlights the more frequently viewed pages which were added to the wiki over the recently concluded year. New page creation is, of course, not the sole measure of wiki editing activity, since existing pages are always subject to updating and improvement. For a complete listing of new pages created over the past year, refer to "New wiki pages 2011-2012" in the footer box below.

The Year in Review
A record 79 pages were created this year. Major accomplishments this year include:
 * A new series in Retirement spending
 * Completion of the Bogleheads® investment philosophy video project
 * Reorganization of the Bogleheads® investment philosophy to integrate the videos and provide consistent investment principles
 * Replaced the introductory Bogleheads Financial Start-Up Kit with the Getting Started overview. It's the starting point for new investors, and is the landing page from the forum and wiki main page links.
 * A complete revision of the introductory risk page, Risk and return: an introduction

Ongoing wiki projects

 * Investing risk
 * 529 plan updates

Appendix
The table below provides cumulative annual statistics for The Bogleheads&reg; Wiki, derived during the annual May anniversary week of the wiki's founding.