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Dear Hanxuan Sun.
Thank you for reaching out.
*Some tips for increasing the chances of success for your project*
- *Reduce the chance of surprising existing Wikipedia volunteers. *For
example,
- If your project involves recruiting existing Wikipedia editors or
changing content in a Wikipedia language, please make sure you
communicate
that to the relevant Wikipedia language community and engage in follow-up
conversations they may want to have with you. On English
Wikipedia, you can
do it at
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump_(miscellaneous)
. (Village pump is a place where many communities Wikipedia language
communities maintain for this type of conversation. You can find
the other
languages' village pump pages by clicking on the languages menu on the
top-right side of
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Village_pump
.)
- Create a research page for your project on MetaWiki
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:New_project and link it in
your communications. This is the place where others can learn more about
your research. Sample projects at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Index . (Reference your IRB
from this research page if you can.)
- *Understand the context. *We can give you tips to improve your work,
however, the relevant Wikimedia project (Wikipedia language community in
your case), is the community who you'll need to primarily work with.
- *Survey privacy and data retention. *With Wikimedians, sometimes less
is more. :) I highly recommend you think hard about what data you actually
need and how long you will keep it for what reason. Keeping sensitive data
in perpetuity can raise alarms b/c privacy is something many Wikipedians
value.
- *Survey questions. *There are at least a few folks on this list that
have expertise on this front. They may choose to leave feedback for you.
Thanks for being proactive and asking for feedback. :) I had a quick look
at the first few pages. One question that immediately caught my attention
was the question about gender where you ask about the gender and you offer
options about sex. That question needs a fix, please. You can find a sample
of survey questions (including gender related ones at
https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Insights/2022_Survey_Questions
). Having seen this one example you can improve, I highly recommend that
you seek specific input into your survey questions from a survey specialist
before running the survey to make sure the survey questions can help you
with the questions you want to answer as part of the research and that they
are as close as possible to the latest best practices in survey design.
Good luck!
Best,
Leila
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Leila Zia
Head of Research
Wikimedia Foundation
On Wed, Oct 18, 2023 at 11:51 AM Hanxuan Sun <hanxuan.sun(a)unsw.edu.au>
wrote:
Dear Wikipedia organization members,
Researchers at UNSW are conducting a project about exploring the reasons
behind translators making changes to their translations on Wikipedia, a
popular online encyclopedia which uses a ‘crowdsourcing’ approach,
attracting volunteer translators to translate its content. The research
will investigate the factors that influence translators’ decisions to
revise existing translations, such as the quality of translation (e.g.,
from machine translation), personal beliefs, and discussions with peers in
online communities, etc.
The research study is looking recruit people who meet the following
criteria:
1. 18 years of age or older;
2. Live in Australia;
3. Proficient Chinese and English bilinguals;
4. Active Wikipedia online volunteers engaged in revision.
Participants will be asked to complete the following research activities
if they agree to participate:
- Online surveys with 34 questions that will take approximately 20 to
25 minutes to complete; and/or
- Followed-up one-on-one interviews via Zoom, which will need around
30 minutes; and/or
- Observational study for an active group; and/or
- Focus group discussion via zoom, which will take around 2 hours.
- A full description of all research activities, including any risks,
harms or discomforts that you may experience while participating in this
research is included in the attached Participant Information Statement and
Consent Form.
-
Please contact the following person via email or phone to register your
interest in taking part in the research:
*Name*
Hanxuan Sun
*Position*
Student Investigator
*Email*
hanxuan.sun(a)unsw.edu.au
If you have questions about the research and would like to contact the
Chief Investigator, please contact the following person:
*Chief Investigator *
*Name*
Stephen Doherty
*Position*
Chief Investigator
*Telephone*
(02)9385 1681
*Email*
s.doherty(a)unsw.edu.au
This project is approved by the ethics committee in UNSW, which is
attached. The Participant’s consent form is attached in the cover page of
the surveys. The link of surveys are: English version:
https://unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_3fNVlLeMgM3BNzg ; Chinses
version:
https://unsw.au1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0AjTai9lMOf48FE .
Would you please check the content of the surveys at your most convenience?
Thank you so much! If you have any questions, feel free to contact me.
Best,
Hanxuan Sun.
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