Thanks On Mon, Jul 15, 2019, 3:57 PM Janna Layton <[email protected]> wrote:
> Just a reminder that the Research Showcase is this week! > > On Thu, Jul 11, 2019 at 4:45 PM Janna Layton <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > Hi all, > > > > The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed next Wednesday, July 17, > > at 11:30 AM PDT/18:30 UTC. > > > > YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9vvwV5KfW4 > > > > As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. > You > > can also watch our past research showcases here: > > https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase > > > > This month's presentations: > > > > Characterizing Incivility on Wikipedia > > > > Elizabeth Whittaker, University of Michigan School of Information > > > > In a society whose citizens have a variety of viewpoints, there is a > > question of how citizens can govern themselves in ways that allow these > > viewpoints to co-exist. Online deliberation has been posited as a problem > > solving mechanism in this context, and civility can be thought of as a > > mechanism that facilitates this deliberation. Civility can thus be > thought > > of as a method of interaction that encourages collaboration, while > > incivility disrupts collaboration. However, it is important to note that > > the nature of online civility is shaped by its history and the technical > > architecture scaffolding it. Civility as a concept has been used both to > > promote equal deliberation and to exclude the marginalized from > > deliberation, so we should be careful to ensure that our > conceptualizations > > of incivility reflect what we intend them to in order to avoid > > unintentionally reinforcing inequality. > > > > To this end, we examined Wikipedia editors’ perceptions of interactions > > that disrupt collaboration through 15 semi-structured interviews. > Wikipedia > > is a highly deliberative platform, as editors need to reach consensus > about > > what will appear on the article page, a process that often involves > > deliberation to coordinate, and any disruption to this process should be > > apparent. We found that incivility on Wikipedia typically occurs in one > of > > three ways: through weaponization of Wikipedia’s policies, weaponization > of > > Wikipedia’s technical features, and through more typical vitriolic > content. > > These methods of incivility were gendered, and had the practical effect > of > > discouraging women from editing. We implicate this pattern as one of the > > underlying causes of Wikipedia’s gender gap. > > > > Hidden Gems in the Wikipedia Discussions: The Wikipedians’ Rationales > > > > Lu Xiao, Syracuse University School of Information Studies > > > > I will present a series of completed and ongoing studies that are aimed > at > > understanding the role of the Wikipedians’ rationales in Wikipedia > > discussions. We define a rationale as one’s justification of her > viewpoint > > and suggestions. Our studies demonstrate the potential of leveraging the > > Wikipedians’ rationales in discussions as resources for future > > decision-making and as resources for eliciting knowledge about the > > community’s norms, practices and policies. Viewed as rich digital traces > in > > these environments, we consider them to be beneficial for the community > > members, such as helping newcomers familiarize themselves on the commonly > > accepted justificatory reasoning styles. We call for more research > > attention to the discussion content from this rationale study > perspective. > > > > -- > > Janna Layton (she, her) > > Administrative Assistant - Audiences & Technology > > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > > > > > -- > Janna Layton (she, her) > Administrative Assistant - Audiences & Technology > Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> > _______________________________________________ > Wiki-research-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l > _______________________________________________ Wiki-research-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
