reminder: This is happening in 15 minutes. On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Leila Zia <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hi everyone, > > The next Research showcase is completely dedicated to Teahouse. :-) It > will be live-streamed this Wednesday, October 21 at 18:30 (UTC). The > streaming link is: > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T73vRiNsRxo > As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. > And, you can watch our past research showcases here > <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#Archive>. > > We look forward to seeing you! > > Leila > > This month > The impact of the Wikipedia Teahouse on new editor retentionBy *Jonathan > Morgan, Aaron Halfaker* > > New Wikipedia editors face a variety of social and technical barriers to > participation. These barriers have been shown to cause even promising, > highly-motivated newcomers to give up and leave Wikipedia shortly after > joining. The Wikipedia Teahouse was launched in 2012 to provide new > editors with a space on Wikipedia where they could ask questions, > introduce themselves, and learn the ropes of editing in a friendly and > supportive environment, with the goal of increasing the percentage of > good-faith newcomers who go on to become productive Wikipedians. Research > has shown that the Teahouse provided a positive experience for > participants, and suggested that participating in the Teahouse led to > more editing activity and longer survival for new editors who participated. > The current study examines the impact of Teahouse invitations on new > editors survival over a longer period of time (2-6 months), and presents > findings related to contextual factors within editors' first few sessions > that are associated with overall survival rate and editing patterns > associated with increased likelihood of visiting the Teahouse. >
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