would a bot to do the revert/deletion work once an account is identified
simplify the amount of work that needs to be done when each one is
identified.
On 3 August 2017 at 17:20, James Salsman <jsalsman(a)gmail.com> wrote:
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
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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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