On Sat, Feb 6, 2016 at 11:08 PM David Abián <[email protected]> wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> It's fantastic to see that we have such interesting tools to contribute
> to Wikidata like Magnus' games.
>
> With Wikidata Game and The Distributed Game as a base, I think we could
> go further and get a tool that serve, not only as a game, but as a real
> competition. In particular, with the following additions and a few
> suggestions, I believe we could celebrate great /in situ/ Wikidata
> competitions over the world:
>
> * A chronometer with a start and a scheduled end while contributions are
> registered for the contest.
> * Some quorum (e.g., three) so that edits in the contest are only
> applied to Wikidata if that quorum of people agrees on an answer.
> * A scoring system that only provide points (or much more points) to
> those who get a quorum. This avoids people answering randomly while they
> destroy Wikidata and earn more and more points.
> * A way to show the same questions to the quorum number of participants
> during the competition.
> * A real-time ranking in the competition scope.
> * A way to manage the list of participants and to register an
> administrator, or multiple ones, for every contest.
>
> Would this be a good idea? Would anyone like to develop some of these
> features?
>


Please be aware that a large amount of gamification systems actually hurt
the community they are trying to build. They (usually) only work in the
short-term and make the situation worse in the longer-term. The way the
current Wikidata Game is doing it is very good.
Here are some articles to read up on this topic:
* https://www.feverbee.com/participation-for-intrinsic-reasons/
* https://www.feverbee.com/blunt-instruments/
* https://www.feverbee.com/reputationsystems/
* https://www.feverbee.com/bigparticipationimpact/
* https://www.feverbee.com/dont-use-recognition-shortcuts/
* https://www.feverbee.com/superfans/

I can recommend the blog above for all kinds of interesting research-backed
information around communities.

Cheers
Lydia
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