This post, 3D Printing SE Beta Status, by tbm0115 highlights the three main sticking points (IMHO clearer than the Area 51 page):
- Questions per day
Users vs Reputation
Visits per day
Once those reach the required levels then that should be it. So, there is quite a way to go...
The stats can be seen here, 3D Printing Area51 site:
Stats progress
Note: Only changes are shown (no date information)
- Questions per day
2.1 -> 1.9 1.6 2.1 2.7 2.1 1.7 2 2.4 3.0 2.5 3.9 2.8
- Answer rate
96 % -> 93 % 95 % 96 % 97 % 98 % 96 % 95 % 94 % 88 %
- Users
- 200+ reputation
56/150 -> 103/150 113/150 139/150 144/150 151/150 161/150 164/150 179/150 194/150 282/150* 351/150 358/150
- 2,000+ reputation
4/10 -> 8/10 9/10 10/10 11/10 12/10 14/10 17/10 19/10 22/10* 27/10
- 3,000+ reputation
3/5 -> 4/5 6/5 7/5 8/5 9/5 11/5 12/5* 14/5
- Answers per question ratio is
2.0 -> 1.9
- Visits per day
753 -> 4 2,324 2648 2675 2774 2844 3041 3707 2934 3290 8756 7146
* This change in the number of users with X reputation is, in part, due to the move from +5 to +10 reputation for upvoted questions.
Additional points of note
The stats above aren't really the be all to end all... there are a few other considerations that I came across here, in this answer, to “Graduation” of this Community:
- A number of 10k+ users ( n > 3 ) are required to access mod tools
- A number of 3k+ users ( n > 10 ) are required to be able to fully vote
The final hurdle
The main sticking point, according to this meta post on Ethereum, Congratulations! Ethereum is graduating!, is 10 questions per day, which we are a long way from, and seems to be the last remaining issue. A link (Graduation, site closure, and a clearer outlook on the health of SE sites) from the Ethereum meta post to Meta.SE states:
When a site starts to consistently receive 10 questions/day, we’ll consider it for graduation.
No graduation, but losing the Beta label...
Apart from graduation, SE management has recognised that small sites (with an active community) struggle to reach the 10 questions/day consistently. For sites that have been waiting to get out of Beta by graduation for 7-8 years, SE has decided to drop the Beta label. Please see Congratulations to our 29 oldest beta sites - They're now no longer beta!.
CSV Format
- Format:
heading,data,date,data,date,...,data,date
- Date format:
YYYYMMDD
*Questions per day*,2.1,20170317,1.9,20180525,1.6,20180705,2.1,20180707,2.7,20180815,2.1,20180903,1.7,20181015,2,20181106,2.4,20190327,3.0,20190905,2.5,20191119,3.9,20210121,2.8,20210411
*Answer rate*,96,20170317,93,20180525,95,20180705,96,20180707,96,20180815,97,20180903,98,20181015,98,20181106,96,20190327,95,20190905,94,20191119,88,20210121,88,20210411
*200+ reputation*,56,20170317,103,20180525,113,20180705,139,20180707,144,20180815,151,20180903,161,20181015,164,20181106,179,20190327,194,20190905,282,20191119,351,20210121,358,20210411
*2,000+ reputation*,4,20170317,8,20180525,9,20180705,10,20180707,11,20180815,12,20180903,14,20181015,14,20181106,17,20190327,19,20190905,22,20191119,27,20210121,27,20210411
*3,000+ reputation*,3,20170317,4,20180525,6,20180705,7,20180707,7,20180815,7,20180903,7,20181015,8,20181106,9,20190327,11,20190905,12,20191119,14,20210121,14,20210411
*Answers per question*,2.0,20170317,1.9,20180525,1.9,20180705,1.9,20180707,1.9,20180815,1.9,20180903,1.9,20181015,1.9,20181106,1.9,20190327,1.9,20190905,1.9,20191119,1.9,20210121,1.9,20210411
*Visits per day*,753,20170317,4,20180525,2324,20180705,2648,20180707,2675,20180815,2774,20180903,2844,20181015,3041,20181106,3707,20190327,2934,20190905,3290,20191119,8756,20210121,7146,20210411