Hi SJ,

Please see below.


On Fri, Sep 11, 2020 at 2:15 PM Samuel Klein <meta...@gmail.com> wrote:

> Wow.  Thanks for doing this.
>  a) did you mine emijrp's subconscious yet?
>

(I assume you are referring to their work in
https://github.com/emijrp/all-human-knowledge .)

We indeed reviewed the work as a source. There are two aspects in emijrp's
work that are very helpful: 1) what constitutes a content gap? 2) how to
measure it?

Now that you mentioned it: I'll reach out to them to seek their feedback
more actively. thanks!


>  b) what meta-gaps are you aware of (areas where the gap analysis itself
> might have blind spots)
>

This is a great question. I have some answers for you; we will talk as a
team and get back to you on this.


>  c) this seems appropriate for a wikijournal
> <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/WikiJournal> of knowledge...
>

noted down.



>
> 🌍🌏🌎🌑
>
> On Thu, Sep 10, 2020 at 6:48 PM Leila Zia <l...@wikimedia.org> wrote:
>
> > 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
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