[Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
Mark Graham and I are co-chairs of the Wikipedia Track at next year's WikiSym conference (now with added OpenSym!) and we're preparing the call for papers to go out Friday week. There has been such great discussion on this list in the past about what is currently missing from Wikipedia research that I thought I'd send our draft to you in case there are items that you think we might add? Our current suggestions below: • What do particular articles or groups or articles tell us about the norms, governance and architecture of Wikipedia and its impact on media, politics and the social sphere? How is information on Wikipedia being shaped by the materiality of Wikipedia infrastructure? • What is the impact of all/some of Wikipedia’s 211 language editions having on achieving the project’s goal to represent the “sum of all human knowledge”? Do smaller language editions follow the same development path as larger language editions? Can different representations in different languages tell us anything about cultural, national or regional differences? • What are the methodological challenges to studying Wikipedia? How are researchers engaging with innovative methodologies to solve some of these problems? How are other researchers using traditional or well-established methods to study Wikipedia? • How are wiki projects other than Wikipedia evolving? What are the benefits to studying other wiki projects and can comparisons and generalisations be made from our observations of these systems? • How does information contained in Wikipedia shape our understanding of broader social, economic, and political practices and processes? What theoretical frameworks in social, economic, legal and other relevant theoretical traditions can be applied to enrich the academic discourse on Wikipedia? Also really looking forward to some great papers next year. We think that it's a really good thing that Wikipedia research has a separate track next year and we're hoping that it's going to really strengthen the quality of research. Looking forward to any suggestions you might have. Best, Heather. Heather Ford Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme www.ethnographymatters.net @hfordsa on Twitter http://hblog.org ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
Hello! Thank you Heather for the note!. The call looks interesting to me, but I would suggest to add gender inclusion as a topic at the call for paper, as it is a central problem in Wikipedia. Additionally, I would encourage the organizers of Wikisym 2013 to make an extra effort in order to assure engaging women in the conference. In 2012, the organizers of Wikisym were highly predominantly male: 89% of the Symposium Committee, 78% of the Program Committee, and 80% of the program of speakers were men (according to the data provided at http://www.wikisym.org/ws2012/bin/view/Main/Schedule). While other technological related conference (such as OK Fest and Personal Democracy Forum) are able to engage a better gender balance (data provided here: http://wiki.digital-commons.net/Gender). In case it could he of help, this wiki collect best practices to engage women in technology related conferences and list of women experts: http://wiki.digital-commons.net/Gender The WikiWomen's Collaborative wiki might also be a useful resource: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative Thank you again. Have a nice day! Mayo «·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`·» «·´¨*·¸¸« Mayo Fuster Morell ».¸.·*¨`·»@Lilaroja «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» Fellow. Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Harvard University. Researcher. Institute of Government and Public Policies. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Ph.D European University Institute Website: http://www.onlinecreation.info From: wiki-research-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [wiki-research-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] on behalf of Heather Ford [hfor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 8:34 PM To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities Cc: Mark Graham Subject: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013 Mark Graham and I are co-chairs of the Wikipedia Track at next year's WikiSym conference (now with added OpenSym!) and we're preparing the call for papers to go out Friday week. There has been such great discussion on this list in the past about what is currently missing from Wikipedia research that I thought I'd send our draft to you in case there are items that you think we might add? Our current suggestions below: • What do particular articles or groups or articles tell us about the norms, governance and architecture of Wikipedia and its impact on media, politics and the social sphere? How is information on Wikipedia being shaped by the materiality of Wikipedia infrastructure? • What is the impact of all/some of Wikipedia’s 211 language editions having on achieving the project’s goal to represent the “sum of all human knowledge”? Do smaller language editions follow the same development path as larger language editions? Can different representations in different languages tell us anything about cultural, national or regional differences? • What are the methodological challenges to studying Wikipedia? How are researchers engaging with innovative methodologies to solve some of these problems? How are other researchers using traditional or well-established methods to study Wikipedia? • How are wiki projects other than Wikipedia evolving? What are the benefits to studying other wiki projects and can comparisons and generalisations be made from our observations of these systems? • How does information contained in Wikipedia shape our understanding of broader social, economic, and political practices and processes? What theoretical frameworks in social, economic, legal and other relevant theoretical traditions can be applied to enrich the academic discourse on Wikipedia? Also really looking forward to some great papers next year. We think that it's a really good thing that Wikipedia research has a separate track next year and we're hoping that it's going to really strengthen the quality of research. Looking forward to any suggestions you might have. Best, Heather. Heather Ford Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme www.ethnographymatters.net @hfordsa on Twitter http://hblog.org ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. Any review, retransmission, dissemination, distribution, forwarding, or other use of, or taking of any action in reliance upon, this information by persons or entities other than the intended recipient is prohibited without the express permission of the sender. If you received this communication in error, please contact the sender and delete the material from any computer. ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list
Re: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 7:57 PM, Fuster, Mayo mayo.fus...@eui.eu wrote: Hello! Thank you Heather for the note!. The call looks interesting to me, but I would suggest to add gender inclusion as a topic at the call for paper, as it is a central problem in Wikipedia. +1 Mark Graham and I are co-chairs of the Wikipedia Track at next year's WikiSym conference (now with added OpenSym!) and we're preparing the call for papers to go out Friday week. This might sound like a strawman proposal, or facetious or something, but it's not. Let's simply call it a crazy subversive proposal. How about organizing the Wikipedia Track as an anti-Wikipedia track? There has been such great discussion on this list in the past about what is currently missing from Wikipedia research Yes, and this is a major sub-point: the main thing missing from Wikipedia research is non-Wikipedia research. One notable exception, I think, is Benjamin Mako Hill's Almost Wikipedia talk. But I think this talk only starts a process of inquiry. It's not just failed Wikipedias but successful non-Wikipedias that need to be highlighted and compared to Wikipedia itself. In short, the purpose would be to engage in scholarly, inciteful, Wikipedia-bashing. What is irreparably flawed in the design? (More politely: if we were to do it all over again, what would we do differently?) Why is it so unappealing to potential women editors (per above)? What are the other outstanding failures of Wikipedia? Along with this initiative, I suggest inviting Domas Mituzas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzheado/228629484/) to give a keynote. ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Joe Corneli holtzerman...@gmail.com wrote: Along with this initiative, I suggest inviting Domas Mituzas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzheado/228629484/) to give a keynote. Another nice point of reference: http://xkcd.com/214/ ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
Wonderful suggestions, Joe! It's not just failed Wikipedias but successful non-Wikipedias that need to be highlighted and compared to Wikipedia itself. As someone who is doing their DPhil on deleted pages and banned users on Wikipedia, I think this is a glorious idea :) I am going to try and construct a good paragraph about critical research being welcomed and talk more with our CPOV group about this based on your suggestions and comments below. In short, the purpose would be to engage in scholarly, inciteful, Wikipedia-bashing. What is irreparably flawed in the design? (More politely: if we were to do it all over again, what would we do differently?) Why is it so unappealing to potential women editors (per above)? What are the other outstanding failures of Wikipedia? Along with this initiative, I suggest inviting Domas Mituzas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzheado/228629484/) to give a keynote. Ok! Will send onto the organizing committee. Any particular things I should add with the note about why he would be suited? Best, Heather. ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l Heather Ford Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme www.ethnographymatters.net @hfordsa on Twitter http://hblog.org ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
Re: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
Thank you, Mayo :) I think one of the problems with WikiSym - especially the research tracks - is that it is (mostly) an academic conference and so is almost entirely dependent on the academic pool (+ funding challenges etc) for participants. That said, we're co-located with Wikimania this year which means that hopefully we can draw from a larger group of practitioners and researchers. I'll definitely reach out to the WikiWomen's Collective and hopefully with enough time to plan ahead, we'll be able to engage more women in next year's event! Thanks again for your suggestions. Best, Heather. On Nov 23, 2012, at 7:57 PM, Fuster, Mayo wrote: Hello! Thank you Heather for the note!. The call looks interesting to me, but I would suggest to add gender inclusion as a topic at the call for paper, as it is a central problem in Wikipedia. Additionally, I would encourage the organizers of Wikisym 2013 to make an extra effort in order to assure engaging women in the conference. In 2012, the organizers of Wikisym were highly predominantly male: 89% of the Symposium Committee, 78% of the Program Committee, and 80% of the program of speakers were men (according to the data provided at http://www.wikisym.org/ws2012/bin/view/Main/Schedule). While other technological related conference (such as OK Fest and Personal Democracy Forum) are able to engage a better gender balance (data provided here: http://wiki.digital-commons.net/Gender). In case it could he of help, this wiki collect best practices to engage women in technology related conferences and list of women experts: http://wiki.digital-commons.net/Gender The WikiWomen's Collaborative wiki might also be a useful resource: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:WikiWomen%27s_Collaborative Thank you again. Have a nice day! Mayo «·´`·.(*·.¸(`·.¸ ¸.·´)¸.·*).·´`·» «·´¨*·¸¸« Mayo Fuster Morell ».¸.·*¨`·»@Lilaroja «·´`·.(¸.·´(¸.·* *·.¸)`·.¸).·´`·» Fellow. Berkman Center for Internet and Society. Harvard University. Researcher. Institute of Government and Public Policies. Autonomous University of Barcelona. Ph.D European University Institute Website: http://www.onlinecreation.info From: wiki-research-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org [wiki-research-l-boun...@lists.wikimedia.org] on behalf of Heather Ford [hfor...@gmail.com] Sent: Friday, November 23, 2012 8:34 PM To: Research into Wikimedia content and communities Cc: Mark Graham Subject: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013 Mark Graham and I are co-chairs of the Wikipedia Track at next year's WikiSym conference (now with added OpenSym!) and we're preparing the call for papers to go out Friday week. There has been such great discussion on this list in the past about what is currently missing from Wikipedia research that I thought I'd send our draft to you in case there are items that you think we might add? Our current suggestions below: • What do particular articles or groups or articles tell us about the norms, governance and architecture of Wikipedia and its impact on media, politics and the social sphere? How is information on Wikipedia being shaped by the materiality of Wikipedia infrastructure? • What is the impact of all/some of Wikipedia’s 211 language editions having on achieving the project’s goal to represent the “sum of all human knowledge”? Do smaller language editions follow the same development path as larger language editions? Can different representations in different languages tell us anything about cultural, national or regional differences? • What are the methodological challenges to studying Wikipedia? How are researchers engaging with innovative methodologies to solve some of these problems? How are other researchers using traditional or well-established methods to study Wikipedia? • How are wiki projects other than Wikipedia evolving? What are the benefits to studying other wiki projects and can comparisons and generalisations be made from our observations of these systems? • How does information contained in Wikipedia shape our understanding of broader social, economic, and political practices and processes? What theoretical frameworks in social, economic, legal and other relevant theoretical traditions can be applied to enrich the academic discourse on Wikipedia? Also really looking forward to some great papers next year. We think that it's a really good thing that Wikipedia research has a separate track next year and we're hoping that it's going to really strengthen the quality of research. Looking forward to any suggestions you might have. Best, Heather. Heather Ford Oxford Internet Institute Doctoral Programme www.ethnographymatters.net @hfordsa on Twitter http://hblog.org
Re: [Wiki-research-l] advice on Wikipedia topics for WikiSym 2013
On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 10:10 PM, Joe Corneli holtzerman...@gmail.com wrote: On Fri, Nov 23, 2012 at 8:42 PM, Joe Corneli holtzerman...@gmail.com wrote: Along with this initiative, I suggest inviting Domas Mituzas (http://www.flickr.com/photos/fuzheado/228629484/) to give a keynote. Another nice point of reference: http://xkcd.com/214/ Has anyone actually done a clickstream analysis of Wikipedia? Daniel ___ Wiki-research-l mailing list Wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wiki-research-l
