Agree completely! On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 5:55 PM, Jane Darnell <jane...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I watched it too and I like your theory about the editor decline being > caused by a lack of innovation after 2007 rather than the usual excuses of > policy and anti-vandal tool creation > > On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 3:45 PM, Aaron Halfaker <ahalfa...@wikimedia.org> > wrote: > >> >> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Paramecium.artistic_color_vector.svg >> >> On Thu, Oct 16, 2014 at 8:40 AM, Aaron Halfaker <ahalfa...@wikimedia.org> >> wrote: >> >>> :) >>> >>> /me goes to upload his wik-amecium to commons >>> >>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:39 PM, Dan Andreescu <dandree...@wikimedia.org >>> > wrote: >>> >>>> me too - watched it >>>> >>>> Aaron - I look forward to more discoveries about our weird paramecium >>>> >>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 9:02 PM, Aaron Halfaker < >>>> ahalfa...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>> >>>>> Works for me. >>>>> >>>>> On Wed, Oct 15, 2014 at 8:00 PM, Asaf Bartov <abar...@wikimedia.org> >>>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> Could it be the youtube link doesn't lead to the recorded version? >>>>>> >>>>>> A. >>>>>> >>>>>> On Tue, Oct 14, 2014 at 10:26 PM, Dario Taraborelli < >>>>>> dtarabore...@wikimedia.org> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>>> After a break in September, we’re resuming our monthly Research and >>>>>>> Data showcase >>>>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Analytics/Research_and_Data/Showcase>. >>>>>>> The next showcase will be live-streamed >>>>>>> <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eUyXqKa0hng> tomorrow *Wednesday >>>>>>> October 15 at 11.30 PT*. As usual you can join the conversation via >>>>>>> IRC on freenode.net by joining the #wikimedia-research channel. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> We look forward to seeing you there, >>>>>>> >>>>>>> Dario >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> This month: >>>>>>> >>>>>>> *Emotions under Discussion: Gender, Status and Communication in >>>>>>> Wikipedia**By David Laniado >>>>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Sdivad>*: I will present a >>>>>>> large-scale analysis of emotional expression and communication style of >>>>>>> editors in Wikipedia discussions. The talk will focus especially on how >>>>>>> emotion and dialogue differ depending on the status, gender, and the >>>>>>> communication network of the about 12000 editors who have written at >>>>>>> least >>>>>>> 100 comments on the English Wikipedia's article talk pages. The >>>>>>> analysis is >>>>>>> based on three different predefined lexicon-based methods for >>>>>>> quantifying >>>>>>> emotions: ANEW, LIWC and SentiStrength. The results unveil significant >>>>>>> differences in the emotional expression and communication style of >>>>>>> editors >>>>>>> according to their status and gender, and can help to address issues >>>>>>> such >>>>>>> as gender gap and editor stagnation. >>>>>>> *Wikipedia as a socio-technical system**By Aaron Halfaker >>>>>>> <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:Halfak_(WMF)>*: Wikipedia is a >>>>>>> *socio-technical* system. In this presentation, I'll explain how >>>>>>> the integration of human collective behavior ("social") and information >>>>>>> technology ("technical") has lead to a phenomena that, while being >>>>>>> massively productive, is poorly understood due to lack of precedence. >>>>>>> Based >>>>>>> on my work in this area, I'll describe five critical functions that >>>>>>> healthy, Wikipedia-like socio-technical systems must serve in order to >>>>>>> continue to function: allocation, regulation, quality control, community >>>>>>> management and reflection. Next I'll argue the Wikimedia Foundation's >>>>>>> analytics strategy currently focuses on outcomes related to a relatively >>>>>>> narrow aspect of system health and all but completely ignores >>>>>>> productivity. >>>>>>> Finally, I'll conclude with an overview of three classes of new projects >>>>>>> that should provide critical opportunities to both practically and >>>>>>> academically understand the maintenance of Wikipedia's socio-technical >>>>>>> fitness. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> _______________________________________________ >>>>>>> Analytics mailing list >>>>>>> Analytics@lists.wikimedia.org >>>>>>> https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/analytics >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Asaf Bartov >>>>>> Wikimedia Foundation <http://www.wikimediafoundation.org> >>>>>> >>>>>> Imagine a world in which every single human being can freely share >>>>>> in the sum of all knowledge. 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