I watched it too and I like your theory about the editor decline being caused by a lack of innovation after 2007 rather than the usual excuses of policy and anti-vandal tool creation
On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Aaron Halfaker <[email protected]> wrote: > > https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paramecium.artistic_color_vector.svg > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Aaron Halfaker <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> :) >> >> /me goes to upload his wik-amecium to commons >> >> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:39 PM, Dan Andreescu <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> >>> me too - watched it >>> >>> Aaron - I look forward to more discoveries about our weird paramecium >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Aaron Halfaker <[email protected] >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> Works for me. >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Asaf Bartov <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Could it be the youtube link doesn't lead to the recorded version? >>>>> >>>>> A. >>>>> >>>>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 10:26 PM, Dario Taraborelli < >>>>> [email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> After a break in September, we’re resuming our monthly Research and >>>>>> Data showcase >>>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Analytics/Research_and_Data/Showcase>. >>>>>> The next showcase will be live-streamed >>>>>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUyXqKa0hng> tomorrow *Wednesday >>>>>> October 15 at 11.30 PT*. As usual you can join the conversation via >>>>>> IRC on freenode.net by joining the #wikimedia-research channel. >>>>>> >>>>>> We look forward to seeing you there, >>>>>> >>>>>> Dario >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> This month: >>>>>> >>>>>> *Emotions under Discussion: Gender, Status and Communication in >>>>>> Wikipedia**By David Laniado >>>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Sdivad>*: I will present a >>>>>> large-scale analysis of emotional expression and communication style of >>>>>> editors in Wikipedia discussions. The talk will focus especially on how >>>>>> emotion and dialogue differ depending on the status, gender, and the >>>>>> communication network of the about 12000 editors who have written at >>>>>> least >>>>>> 100 comments on the English Wikipedia's article talk pages. The analysis >>>>>> is >>>>>> based on three different predefined lexicon-based methods for quantifying >>>>>> emotions: ANEW, LIWC and SentiStrength. The results unveil significant >>>>>> differences in the emotional expression and communication style of >>>>>> editors >>>>>> according to their status and gender, and can help to address issues such >>>>>> as gender gap and editor stagnation. >>>>>> *Wikipedia as a socio-technical system**By Aaron Halfaker >>>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Halfak_(WMF)>*: Wikipedia is a >>>>>> *socio-technical* system. In this presentation, I'll explain how the >>>>>> integration of human collective behavior ("social") and information >>>>>> technology ("technical") has lead to a phenomena that, while being >>>>>> massively productive, is poorly understood due to lack of precedence. >>>>>> Based >>>>>> on my work in this area, I'll describe five critical functions that >>>>>> healthy, Wikipedia-like socio-technical systems must serve in order to >>>>>> continue to function: allocation, regulation, quality control, community >>>>>> management and reflection. Next I'll argue the Wikimedia Foundation's >>>>>> analytics strategy currently focuses on outcomes related to a relatively >>>>>> narrow aspect of system health and all but completely ignores >>>>>> productivity. >>>>>> Finally, I'll conclude with an overview of three classes of new projects >>>>>> that should provide critical opportunities to both practically and >>>>>> academically understand the maintenance of Wikipedia's socio-technical >>>>>> fitness. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>> Analytics mailing list >>>>>> [email protected] >>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> Asaf Bartov >>>>> Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> >>>>> >>>>> 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 >>>>> >>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>> Analytics mailing list >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> _______________________________________________ >>>> Analytics mailing list >>>> [email protected] >>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >>>> >>>> >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Analytics mailing list >>> [email protected] >>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >>> >>> >> > > _______________________________________________ > Analytics mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics > >
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