[Wiki-research-l] Re: [Research-wmf] Enquires for conducting a project related to Wikipedia

2023-11-26 Thread SCP 2000
Hello, Thank you for your interest in Chinese Wikipedia and article translation. As I am an experienced user in Chinese Wikipedia, I agree WereSpielChequers 's point of view. While the stats [1] show that there are 70 active users, but many of them actually access the website through VPNs and

[Wiki-research-l] Re: [Research-wmf] Enquires for conducting a project related to Wikipedia

2023-11-10 Thread WereSpielChequers
Dear Hanxuan, Thanks for your interest in researching Wikipedia. A few observations from a Wikipedian here. 1 Don't assume that translations are only amended by other translators. Once an article has been published on Wikipedia it is open for editing, and those editors may not speak the

[Wiki-research-l] Re: [Research-wmf] Enquires for conducting a project related to Wikipedia

2023-11-08 Thread Leila Zia
Dear Hanxuan, I did a quick pass on your meta page. Thank you for creating it. Unfortunately I will not have bandwidth to look into the survey and your page in more detail. However, to be very clear: this is not a blocker for your research. :) Others may decide to check out your survey or meta

[Wiki-research-l] Re: [Research-wmf] Enquires for conducting a project related to Wikipedia

2023-10-26 Thread Leila Zia
[Moving research-wmf to Bcc.] Dear Hanxuan Sun. Thank you for reaching out. *Some tips for increasing the chances of success for your project* - *Reduce the chance of surprising existing Wikipedia volunteers. *For example, - If your project involves recruiting existing Wikipedia