what proportion of articles at NPP appear paid for?
And what percentage of socks / sock cases relate to paid editing?
I would sure like to know this.
I would also like to whether the Foundation could, hypothetically,
hire editors to address the COIN and related backlogs (AFC, etc.)
without endangering the safe harbor provisions; and if not, could a
Chapter or User Group, if they were or were not using Foundation
funds. Could the Foundation spin off an organization to address the
issue separately as in WikiEd?
On Thu, Aug 3, 2017 at 8:51 AM, James Heilman <jmh649(a)gmail.com> wrote:
I find the slide
<https://meta.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:July_2017_Monthly_Metrics_Meeting.pdf&page=22>
about whether or not people feel we are "free of advertising" interesting
as we only got a 7.3 (with lower scores among younger readers).
We unfortunately are not free of advertising. There is a large and appears
to be growing industry that sells Wikipedia articles / ads, which are
mostly created through large groups of sock accounts. They also are
involved with adding SEO links.
We are struggling to get a handle on this at the COI notice board
<https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Conflict_of_interest/Noticeboard>,
which has seen over the last couple of days the listing of more than a
hundred additional articles of concern, at SPI, and at WikiProject Spam.
Would be useful to analysis just how significant this issue is, such as
what proportion of articles at NPP appear paid for? And what percentage of
socks / sock cases relate to paid editing?
James
On Tue, Aug 1, 2017 at 7:33 PM, Katherine Maher <kmaher(a)wikimedia.org>
wrote:
Hi all —
Wikimania is coming, but before we get to Montreal, we are publishing many
more insights, reports, guides, and research from our work during cycle 3.
There's lots of good stuff and interesting insights (did you know Spain is
consistently one of the countries with the highest awareness about our
projects and community?), and I encourage you to take a look. Here are a
few new updates:
*New voices synthesis report.*[1] Are you looking to better understand
New Voices projects? Start with this overview report — it summarizes our
work across many teams: insights from research, a summary of 58 expert
interviews, expert convenings hosted by the Foundation and affiliates,
design research findings, briefings on major trends that will impact the
community like misinformation and emerging platforms, further reading, and
(of course!) references.
*July Wikimedia Foundation metrics meeting.*[2] During our July 27
meeting, we reviewed new research on brand insights about why people do
(and do not) read Wikipedia, research that focuses on high-awareness
countries as part of New Voices initiatives.
*Strategic direction committee update.*[3] We are working to consider
what we have heard from the community and learned from research to identify
what we want to achieve as a movement by 2030. We will share our first
draft of the strategic direction with all of you in advance of Wikimania.
We’re looking forward to your thoughts on the talk page!
*Wikimania movement strategy and events.*[4] Speaking of Wikimania, the
Foundation is preparing 6 sessions related to the strategy process in the
official program. We will also offer you a physical location for engaging
with the strategic direction: the Movement Strategy Space, open from
Thursday through Sunday. The Space will host different working sessions,
discussions, and the chance to re-energize for the coming weeks and months
(we have some special things in store!). The conference organizers are also
preparing a remote attendee plan with live video and content for the
conference overall, so you will be able to participate if you’re not able
to come to Montreal. Please note that online registration ended July 31;
after that you can register on-site starting August 8.[5]
ভালো থাকবেন। (Bengali translation: “Stay well”)
Katherine
PS. A version of this message is available for translation on Meta-Wiki.[6]
[1]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Sources/New_Voices_Synthesis_report_(July_2017)
[2]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Foundation_
metrics_and_activities_meetings
[3]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/People/Drafting_Group
[4]
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_2030
[5]
https://wikimania2017.wikimedia.org/wiki/Registration
[6]
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Strategy/Wikimedia_
movement/2017/Updates/23_June_2017_-_Update_19_on_Wikimedia_
movement_strategy_process
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