Hi all, I hope this email finds you well.
I'm reaching out to let you know that the Research team [1] at the Wikimedia Foundation has been working on developing a taxonomy of knowledge gaps for the Wikimedia projects. We now have the first draft of the taxonomy ready and we're seeking your input to improve it. ==Why are we contacting you?== The taxonomy of knowledge gaps aims to be a high level representation and grouping of the different knowledge gaps Wikimedia projects face today. Each of you, whether you are a volunteer editor, patroller, organizer, affiliate, etc. have valuable on the ground knowledge of the different types of knowledge gaps. We believe it's important to hear from you before we finalize the taxonomy. ==Material== The material you may need to review is listed at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Learn_more! . I will list them below as well, for archive completeness: * A summary of the taxonomy and motivation: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Knowledge_Gaps_Taxonomy_Summary-and-Motivation.pdf * Full paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/2008.12314 * A video presentation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pP3uXA9bfvU or https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Knowledge_Gaps_Taxonomy.mp4.webm (same video on two platforms) ==Feedback== Please provide your feedback by answering the 6 questions posted at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Knowledge_Gaps_Index/Taxonomy#Feedback_collection_September_2020 . We're collecting feedback until 2020-09-30. ==Talk with us== If you have questions about the taxonomy and you'd like to talk with us in a synchronous set-up, we invite you to join us in the upcoming Research Showcase https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#September_2020 . We will have a very short presentation about it and will leave 15-20 min for any questions you may have. We are also happy to set up more time to answer your questions if there is demand for it. ==Disclaimer== As you're going through the material we have shared with you, you will see imperfections and rooms for improvement. I acknowledge that they exist and they may be numerous. We could spend another month and improve the documents. We made the call to not let perfect be the enemy of good. Please keep that in mind, assume good faith, and ask questions if any part of what you read is not clear to you. We're here to engage and answer your questions, and ultimately learn about your perspective. Thank you! Leila, on behalf of Martin Gerlach, Research Scientist, WMF Isaac Johnson, Research Scientist, WMF Miriam Redi, Senior Research Scientist, WMF Leila Zia, Head of Research, WMF [1] https://research.wikimedia.org/team.html _______________________________________________ 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>
