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Wikipedia is confusing. Which is it?

> The 1% rule states that the number of people who create content on the Internet represents approximately 99% of the people who view that content.

or

> 1% rule is a rule of thumb pertaining to participation in an internet community , stating that only 1% of the users of a website add content, while the other 99% of the participants only lurk .



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