Add contrib module "movers and shakers" code by Nick Lewis to Drupal.org

#326096: Add project rank and trends on project usage table

i would think this data is heavily skewed to modules that had releases during this period. It is isn't really 'movers and shakers' but rather 'new releases'. just a hypothesis.

Well, yes, it's a review of current activity. Things that are actually moving right now. Stable things (although more popular in real terms) are not moving or shaking.

ImageAPI/field/cache is so dynamic in its current throes that I have to re-checkout every week if I plan on doing dev with it. This sorta shows that. Among other things.

With the caveat that "this graph show things that have happened recently" it's still a metric to look at.

This is based on project usage, not downloads. It is per-project, not per-version. It won't be skewed by lots of releases or planned floods of downloads. This could be skewed if someone simulates a bunch of update status checks with forged XML. Should we go back and add in cryptographic signing to prevent forgeries... no that would be a waste of time.

We need to stop waiting for perfect statistics. Everything can be skewed. Use the data we have, work with the statistical skew, and just start publishing something useful.

Finding good modules on Drupal.org is simply too hard. Anything we can do to make good modules findable should be done. Please do help with the issue Derek linked and help with the Drupal.org redesign implementation.

yes, new releases do not really affect these statistics.. The usage charts are quite smooth, there are no spikes anymore..

@drumm thanks for clarifying for me. I agree about the pressing need for suitability criteria on drupal.org and i'm happy to use these stats as you suggest. Thanks for speaking up in defense of progress.

People, this is duplicate -- please discuss in the linked issue. No reason to fork. Thanks.