Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-07 Thread Hrafn H Malmquist
Good day More than one member of this mailing list has responded to my first posting here. I am grateful for many helpful comments. I feel I must clarify my comments on Mr. Lih's book The Wikipedia Revolution. Admittedly I wrote the post a bit tired and impatient, although it is a not an excuse

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-06 Thread Ziko van Dijk
Hello, Of course, there are several ways of writing a Wikipedia language version's history, if that is the objective. Andrew Lih's work I wouldn't call sloppy, but rather an essayist approach as it suits well in the world of journalism. As a historian I would do things different, certainly. Delib

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-06 Thread Chitu Okoli
Here's another possibly relevant article: http://wikilit.referata.com/wiki/Wikipedia_and_lesser-resourced_languages ~ Chitu Message original Sujet: Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question De : Chitu Okoli Pour : wiki-research-l@lists.wikimedia.org Dat

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-06 Thread Chitu Okoli
Hi Hrafn, On WikiLit, there is a topic category called "Cultural and linguistic effects on participation": http://wikilit.referata.com/wiki/Category:Cultural_and_linguistic_effects_on_participation. Some of the articles listed there would probably be valuable to you, such as: * New technologi

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-06 Thread Heather Ford
I've just written a post on the lack of small language Wikipedia research for Ethnography Matters http://ethnographymatters.net/2012/09/06/where-does-ethnography-belong/ as part of a reflection on last week's WikiSym :) Would also be interested in helping to collect the material that is out the

Re: [Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-05 Thread Brian Keegan
Joe Reagle's "Good Faith Collaboration" is an excellent alternative. On Sep 5, 2012 4:37 AM, "Hrafn H Malmquist" wrote: > Good day everyone > > My name is Hrafn Malmquist, I am an Icelandic student of library and > information science at the University of Iceland, writing a master's thesis > on t

[Wiki-research-l] Introduction and a simple question

2012-09-05 Thread Hrafn H Malmquist
Good day everyone My name is Hrafn Malmquist, I am an Icelandic student of library and information science at the University of Iceland, writing a master's thesis on the Icelandic Wikipedia (http://is.wikipedia.org) which I have personally actively contributed to for about six years (http://is.wik