The next Research & Data showcase will be live-streamed tomorrow Wed 3/19 at 11.30
PT.
The streaming link will be posted on the lists a few minutes before the showcase starts
and you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. We look forward to seeing
you!
Dario
Metrics standardization (Dario Taraborelli)
In this talk I'll present the most recent updates on our work on participation metrics
and discuss the goals of the Editor Engagement Vital Signs project.
Wikipedia's rise and decline (Aaron Halfaker)
In Halfaker et al. (2013) we present data that show that several changes the Wikipedia
community made to manage quality and consistency in the face of a massive growth in
participation have ironically crippled the very growth they were designed to manage.
Specifically, the restrictiveness of the encyclopedia's primary quality control
mechanism and the algorithmic tools used to reject contributions are implicated as key
causes of decreased newcomer retention.
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