Hi! I was solicited as a subject for this research survey, which raised
certain concerns for me which is why I am contacting you (your e-mail
address is the listed contact for MIT's COUHES at
http://web.mit.edu/research/.)
I'm fairly sure this project was never reviewed by COUHES, and if it
were the instrument presumably was not.
The survey was conducted using the Google Docs platform, which violates
subject privacy as well as any presumptions of confidentiality.
The survey does not attempt to gain informed consent. Subjects are never
informed who the group of researchers are, the title of the research
project or grant, the goal or purpose of the research, or any contact
information other than Yunzhi Gao's e-mail address in original
invitation; subjects do not know who the PI may be.
I understand a student project might be expected to be less rigorous,
but I would expect a somewhat higher level of review.
Amgine
-------- Original Message --------
Subject: Wiki Loves Monuments survey from MIT researchers
Date: Tue, 9 Oct 2012 13:10:59 -0700 (PDT)
From: Yunzhi Gao <gaoyunzhi(a)gmail.com>
Reply-To: wmca-public(a)googlegroups.com
To: wmca-public(a)googlegroups.com
Dear Wiki Loves Monuments organizers,
We are a group of researchers at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. We
are interested in the impact of copyright free media on a variety of
different industries. In my current project our team is studying the impact
that Wikipedia Loves Monuments and other similar projects that make free
images of geographic places are having on our society. With a view to
better understanding how such projects work and how exactly they achieve
their objectives. We are interested in interviewing certain key Wikipedians
that make such projects possible.
I am writing this email to see if you would be willing to be interviewed to
guide us in conducting in our research. I am including a link to a Google
form with 6 (short) questions about WLM. Your replies would be invaluable
in helping us understand how free media is transforming one important
sector of our economy – tourism, and helping people discover new monuments
and places of interest.
You can find the interview questions here :
https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/embeddedform?formkey=dFUtZ0x2ejVMZHFFWm…
Thank you again for reading this email and looking forward to receiving
your replies.
Yunzhi Gao
Good survey, I especially liked how you reassured people as to what you'd
use their information for and that you only asked them their year of
birth. I hope you don't mind but I've forwarded this to the rest of the
research committee and I hope that we will get more feedback from them.
Q9 needs an "It was fun!" option because previous surveys have found this
to be one of the most common motives of our volunteers. I'd also suggest an
option of "I'm proud of my photos and wanted others to see and use them",
plus Els' suggestion which maybe could be worded as "I wanted to document
the heritage of my area".
May I suggest you add questions to find out whether people have used these
photos in Wikipedia, whether they have used the Quality featured process
and what other topic areas they might be interested in participating in.
You could word these as
Question W Have you added any of the photos you took to Wikipedia?
1 Yes
2 No, the monument I photographed doesn't have an article on Wikipedia
3 No, the Monuments I photographed already have pictures in their Wikipedia
article.
4 No, I'm not sure how to do that.
5 No, not yet but I might in future.
Question X Have you submitted any photographs for consideration as Featured
or Quality images in Wikimedia Commons?
1 Yes
2 No, I don't know about those processes
3 No, My camera isn't good enough to create that quality of photograph
4 No, I don't think any of my photographs are up to those standards
5 No, not yet but I might in future.
Question Y Will you take part in Wikimedia loves Monuments in September
2013?
1 Yes
2 No, not unless there are more monuments designated near me.
3 Not sure.
Question Z If we ran other similar competitons would you be likely to
participate?
1 Wiki loves biology - taking photos of every species of life on earth -
Yes/No/Maybe
2 Wiki loves geography - taking photos of every river, beach, waterfall,
mountain or other natural feature - Yes/No/Maybe
3 "Photos for Wikipedia" a contest to add relevant useful photographs to
illustrate Wikipedia articles that don't currently have images Yes/No/Maybe
WSC
On 8 October 2012 08:27, Els Arends <els(a)wikimedia.nl> wrote:
> Hi Tomasz,
>
> Nice survey!!
> Just a few things to consider:
>
> Question8: is it possible that people who particitpated in WLM 2011
> started right away in october to make new photographs? So answer 2 might
> be: I started right after WLM 2011 up to september 2012.
>
> Question 9: motivation might also be found in wanting to share images of
> heritage in my town, village, environment or because it is useful to
> document heritage. The answers sound a little 'egocentric' to me, a little
> to much form point of view of Wikipedia instead of the point of view of the
> uploader.
>
> Kind regards,
>
> Els
>
> 2012/10/7 Tomasz W. Kozłowski <odder.wiki(a)gmail.com>
>
> Hi,
>> in the past few days, we have been working on the participant's survey
>> that's planned to be sent out after the end of the competition (in
>> Israel). The planned date is not yet known; I would like to send it
>> out as soon as we have it translated into the 25 main languages of the
>> participating countries.
>>
>> Taking last years' survey as a starting point, we have prepared 19
>> questions that I think would be useful to ask the participants.
>> Because it's always better to have some feedback on such matters
>> coming from a wider group of people, I would like to ask you to have a
>> look at it and help us make it better.
>>
>> The questions are available on an Etherpad at
>> <http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/WLM-2012-survey>; you can provide
>> feedback on this very mailing list, or if you feel like more private,
>> you can drop us an e-mail at <wlm-global-org(a)lists.wmnederland.nl>.
>>
>> Thanks in advance for your time :-))
>>
>> --
>> Tomasz W. Kozłowski
>> a.k.a. [[user:odder]]
>>
>> _______________________________________________
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>> WikiLovesMonuments(a)lists.wikimedia.org
>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikilovesmonuments
>> http://www.wikilovesmonuments.org
>
>
>
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>
Hi Pine,
that's correct, we discontinued the bi-monthly meetings for a number of reasons even though many activities that fall within the scope RCom continued silently over the last months (project/subject recruitment request reviews; monthly publication of the research newsletter; open access and open data policies; expert engagement initiatives). At this stage RCom is an entirely volunteer-driven effort with little to no support from WMF (I am myself helping during my spare time). For RCom to fulfill its mission we need to find a better collaboration model, make it more self-sustainable and open up participation to community members in its various areas of activities. To this aim I posted a reorg proposal [1] that was introduced and discussed last week at a workshop organized by Mayo Fuster at Wikimania. Part of this reorganization includes a new policy proposal drafted by Aaron Halfaker to replace the current review process with a new one with a strong community engagement component [2]. We'd love to hear your thoughts on how to move forward, I expect we will be sharing updates on research-l once we've reviewed these various proposals.
Best,
Dario
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Committee/Reorganization
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recruitment_policy
On Jul 19, 2012, at 1:55 AM, ENWP Pine wrote:
> Hi Dario,
>
> I have a couple of questions.
>
> Are the RCom pages still being updated? I’m seeing some outdated stuff there, and http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/RComMonthlyReports2012 seems to indicate less activity since March.
>
> Did RCom ever reach conclusions about standards for recruiting Wikimedians to be research subjects, and the Subject Recruitment Approvals Group? We had a discussion about those issues on this list in March, and I got the impression that RCom was planning to take action on that at the next RCom meeting. There was also some activity at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Committee/Areas_of_interest/S…. I’d appreciate RCom bringing some finality and clarification to these procedures as written on Meta before the next US academic year starts, and/or starting some sort of formal working group.
>
> I’m cc’ing this email to Research-l because I feel that other members of the list might also appreciate an update on subject recruitment approval and on RCom’s work.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Pine
Hola Rcom and specially Melanie, Daniel, werespielchequers, and others Rcom attending Wikimania! + Tilman Bayer:
This is to remand/confirm the two Rcom activities @ Wikimania.
1) Rcom meet up:
WHEN: Tomorrow Thursday July 12 from 18:00 to 19:00. PLEASE BE ON TIME!!!!!
(If we need more time we could stay a bit longer and/or re-meet after the GLAM panel at 9:30).
WHERE: At the banks at Newseum entrance (This is where GLAM reception will take place afterword http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Night_Out ). See picture of the entrance: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newseum.jpg
Address: 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW | Washington, DC 20001 (Enter through the 6th Street Freedom Forum)
CONTACT: Mayo's phone: Phone United States: 001 - 8576548231
Agenda:
* Preparing Rcom workshop on Saturday at 10:30: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedia_%26_Research:…
* Discussing the stage of Rcom (See proposal by Dario: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Committee/Reorganization)
At the moment, I know Melanie Kill and me, and Dario though Skype, will come. Daniel will you be able to join us?. Werespielchequers could you join us?. Other Rcom members and close collaborators attending Wikimania please join us or make yourself alive!!!.
Tilman Bayer please would be possible you join us? It would be great you could report on the newsletter experience at Rcom workshop.
2) Rcom workshop at Wikimania:
WHEN: Saturday, July 14 10:30 – 11:50 (PLEASE ARRIVE 10:10 MAXIMUM!!!)
WHERE: Room 309
Plan: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedia_%26_Research:…
Thanks! See you tomorrow! Yeah, Mayo
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Cross posting to RCOM.
I've reviewed this, but other feedback is needed.
Judging from the lack of interest in both this one and
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Using_information_sources_to_d…
Should we be thinking of spreading the load by recruiting more people to
RCOM?
WSC
On 9 July 2012 14:47, Aaron Halfaker <aaron.halfaker(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> FWIW: Anyone interested in this project (or any other listed on meta)
> should feel free to enter into discussions about them on the talk page for
> the project or pick them up on this list.
>
>
> **
>>
>> On 05-07-2012, Dario Taraborelli wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sue,
>>
>> the relevant list is rcom-l, but I am following up on this with Melanie.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dario
>>
>> On Jul 5, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Sue Gardner wrote:
>>
>> Hello research list, Can I draw your attention to this mail? I'm not sure
>> what Leigh is waiting for or what form of approval she might need, but I'm
>> hoping somebody on this list could get in touch with her to help her figure
>> it out. Melanie Krill is identified as her Wikimedia contact, but I don't
>> know if Melanie is on this list: I'm assuming not. Thanks, Sue -- Sue
>> Gardner Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation 415 839 6885 office 415
>> 816 9967 cell Imagine a world in which every single human being can
>> freely share in the sum of all knowledge. Help us make it a reality!
>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: McKee, Heidi A. <mckeeha(a)muohio.edu> Date: 5 July 2012 11:33
>> Subject: Women and Wikipedia: Research Project and Proposal To: "
>> sue(a)wikimedia.org" <sue(a)wikimedia.org> Dear Sue, I am working with a
>> doctoral student, Leigh Gruwell, who is studying online writing,
>> specifically looking at the ways in which collaborative online spaces are
>> experienced by women and could be made even more conducive for female
>> contributors. She is a supporter and advocate of Wikipedia, and she has
>> found your work and your goal to increase female participation in Wikipedia
>> inspiring. Back in March Leigh submitted a proposal to Wikipedia which was
>> early this summer reviewed by Melanie Kill. The proposal now awaits final
>> review/approval from Wikipedia. Here is her proposal:
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Women_and_Wikipedia:_Contributions_… had hoped to interview female contributors this spring and now hopes to
>> do so this summer, but without hearing from Wikipedia she's unable to
>> conduct her research. Leigh is committed to sharing all of her research
>> data with Wikipedia and she has IRB-approval from Miami University (pending
>> approval from Wikipedia). Thank you, Heidi ******** Heidi McKee Associate
>> Professor Director, Professional Writing English Department Miami
>> University Bachelor 364 Oxford, Ohio 45056 513-529-2635 (office)
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Hey folks,
This experimental study represents a test of a new tool for Wikipedia
editors that would provide them with information and sources in an effort
to support their wiki-work.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Using_information_sources_to_d…
At a glance:
- Recruit editors via User_talk page postings
- ~180 registered users spread across three samples (60 editors per
sample)
- One participant will be (randomly) chosen to receive a $50 gift card
Unless substantial concerns are raised by Saturday, June 30th, I plan to
propose that the review be closed. Please have a look before then.
-Aaron
Hello!!!
Good news!
The Rcom panel was finally accepted for Wikimania: Wikipedia & Research: A love–hate relationship
There has been a lot of discussion on this matter in the Wiki-research-l so, it seems we are going to have a lightfull discussion!
I created this page at meta to coordinate the organization of the workshop.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Rcom_workshop_@_Wikimania_2012
Please visit the page and see the tentative plan I created, and please add content, ideas, inputs, etc. during this week, let's discuss about it and by June 15th we could have a plan to update the programe page.
Cheers! Mayo
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Hi everybody,
I wanted to give you the heads up that the Wikimedia Foundation is planning to endorse a petition to the White House to mandate open access to taxpayer-funded research. The petition is in line with previous open access declarations that we endorsed and is supported by a large number of organizations including Creative Commons, the Public Library of Science and the Open Knowledge Foundation. The White House will give a formal response if the petition hits 25K signatures within 30 days (by June 19).
We are aiming to publish a blog post tomorrow morning PT and we put together some FAQ explaining how the decision was made and why we want to support this important initiative that is fully aligned with our mission. We'll send an announcement shortly to various other community outlets.
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Blog/Drafts/Access2Researchhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Access2Research
If you want to help please head off to: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Access2Research
Best,
Dario
(apologies for cross-posting)
A petition you should care about: require free access over the Internet to journal articles arising from taxpayer-funded research.
http://access2research.org/http://wh.gov/6TH
25,000 signatures in 30 days (by June 19) gets an official response from the White House.
Dario
Hey folks,
I'd like to offer a new request for subject recruitment for your review:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Understanding_Wikipedia_Coordinatio…
I think this project is ready, so I need your input. I'd like to close the
discussion by Monday, May 14th.
Summary:
- *Researcher*: Jodi Schneider from the Digital Enterprise Research
Institute
- *Recruitment*: 10 new participants in AfD discussions (via 40
Special:EmailUser invitations)
- *Study*: 1 on 1 interviews
- *Primary RQ*: Where are newcomers having trouble participating in AfD
discussions?
Thanks!
-Aaron
