Hi Everyone, Just a reminder that the Research Showcase will begin in a half hour!
Kindly, Sarah R. On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 7:30 PM, Sarah R <srodl...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > Hi All, > > A quick correction.* "*The Critical Relationship of Volunteer Created > Wikipedia Content to Large-Scale Online Communities" will be presented by > *Nicholas > Vincent.* > > Kind regards, > > Sarah R. > > On Thu, Apr 12, 2018 at 6:47 PM, Sarah R <srodl...@wikimedia.org> wrote: > >> Hi Everyone, >> >> The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed this Wednesday, April >> 18, 2018 at 11:30 AM (PDT) 18:30 UTC. >> >> YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1pa-pr6xis >> >> 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#Upcoming_Showcase> >> >> The Critical Relationship of Volunteer Created Wikipedia Content to >> Large-Scale Online CommunitiesBy *Nate TeBlunthuis*The extensive >> Wikipedia literature has largely considered Wikipedia in isolation, outside >> of the context of its broader Internet ecosystem. Very recent research has >> demonstrated the significance of this limitation, identifying critical >> relationships between Google and Wikipedia that are highly relevant to many >> areas of Wikipedia-based research and practice. In this talk, I will >> present a study which extends this recent research beyond search engines to >> examine Wikipedia’s relationships with large-scale online communities, >> Stack Overflow and Reddit in particular. I will discuss evidence of >> consequential, albeit unidirectional relationships. Wikipedia provides >> substantial value to both communities, with Wikipedia content increasing >> visitation, engagement, and revenue, but we find little evidence that these >> websites contribute to Wikipedia in return. Overall, these findings >> highlight important connections between Wikipedia and its broader ecosystem >> that should be considered by researchers studying Wikipedia. Overall, this >> talk will emphasize the key role that volunteer-created Wikipedia content >> plays in improving other websites, even contributing to revenue generation. >> >> >> The Rise and Decline of an Open Collaboration System, a Closer LookBy *Nate >> TeBlunthuis*Do patterns of growth and stabilization found in large peer >> production systems such as Wikipedia occur in other communities? This study >> assesses the generalizability of Halfaker etal.’s influential 2013 paper on >> “The Rise and Decline of an Open Collaboration System.” We replicate its >> tests of several theories related to newcomer retention and norm >> entrenchment using a dataset of hundreds of active peer production wikis >> from Wikia. We reproduce the subset of the findings from Halfaker and >> colleagues that we are able to test, comparing both the estimated signs and >> magnitudes of our models. Our results support the external validity of >> Halfaker et al.’s claims that quality control systems may limit the growth >> of peer production communities by deterring new contributors and that norms >> tend to become entrenched over time. >> >> Kindest regards, >> >> Sarah R. Rodlund >> Senior Project Coordinator-Product & Technology, Wikimedia Foundation | >> Hic sunt leones >> srodl...@wikimedia.org >> >> _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l New messages to: Wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org Unsubscribe: https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikimedia-l, <mailto:wikimedia-l-requ...@lists.wikimedia.org?subject=unsubscribe>
