Analytics May 2018

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Upgrading our user agent data
by Francisco Dans 21 May '18

21 May '18

https://analytics.wikimedia.org/dashboards/browsers/#all-sites-by-os/os-fam… all, As some of you may know, we're upgrading the list of regular expressions [1] that we use to parse every request's and every event's user agent string. You can take a look at this report [2] to find out about what the main changes consist of, but by far the main change is that all Windows NT operating systems [3] (mostly Windows 2000, XP, Vista, NT, 7, 8, 8.1 and 10) will be categorised under the OS family "Windows". Previous to this, each major Windows version was its own OS family, as you can see in the OS report card [4]. This means, among other things, that Windows will overtake Android as the number one OS family. Other improvements include better classification of web previews from browsers and devices, identifying correctly devices that were before listed as "Generic Android" (Huawei and Xiaomi phones being the most notable example), and getting rid of some false negatives when identifying bots/spiders. The change in the webrequest table became effective today at 16:00 UTC, and the one in EventLogging was deployed today at 20:00 UTC. Thank you! Fran / The A Team [1] - https://github.com/wikimedia/analytics-ua-parser-uap-core [2] - https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T193578 [3] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT [4] - https://analytics.wikimedia.org/dashboards/browsers/#all-sites-by-os/os-fam… -- *Francisco Dans* Software Engineer, Analytics Team Wikimedia Foundation

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Content of wmf.wdqs_extract
by Adrian Bielefeldt 16 May '18

16 May '18

Hello everyone, I wanted to ask if anyone can tell me what wmf.wdqs_extract contains. I know generally that it is the query log of the SPARQL endpoint. However, I do not know if it is all requests, only uncached requests etc. If anyone knows or knows where I can read up on it that would be great. Greetings, Adrian

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Privacy with GDPR at Stanford May 31, 5:30-7pm
by James Salsman 09 May '18

09 May '18

[I recommend registering early: http://web.stanford.edu/dept/law/forms/KELF18.fb because free Stanford CLE events occasionally fill up and get closed by the organizers (or with luck, moved into larger venues.) -Jim] The Data Privacy Shake-Up Thursday, May 31, 2018 Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance Room 290, Stanford Law School 559 Nathan Abbott Way, Stanford, CA 94305 5:30-6pm: Reception, 6-7pm: Panel Discussion. Free and open to the public. http://enews.law.stanford.edu/t/r-3E98AC489E9B8A952540EF23F30FEDED As more data becomes digitized, and consumers increasingly share personal and sensitive information with devices and apps, concerns around data privacy are taking on greater importance. These concerns are fueled by recent high-profile data misuse scandals that have thrust the data gathering and privacy policies of companies into the spotlight. Join us for a discussion of data privacy on both sides of the pond, from the future of data privacy regulation in the US to the recent introduction of the GDPR with its extraterritorial effect and high maximum penalties, and the ripple effect of trends across the globe. This session, the Fifth Annual Kirkland & Ellis Law Forum, will bring together leading in-house attorneys, private practitioners and academics to discuss their views on the shifting sands of the data privacy landscape. Panelists: Michael Callahan Senior Vice President / General Counsel, LinkedIn (and incoming Executive Director of the Stanford Rock Center for Corporate Governance) Emma L. Flett Partner, Kirkland & Ellis John Lynn Partner, Kirkland & Ellis 1 hour California Continuing Legal Education credit

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Research Showcase May 8, 2018 (11:30 AM PDT| 18:30 UTC)
by Sarah R 07 May '18

07 May '18

Hi Everyone, The next Research Showcase will be live-streamed this Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at 11:30 AM (PDT), 18:30 (UTC). (Please note this meeting is on Tuesday this month). YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7cHxlGgEt4 As usual, you can join the conversation on IRC at #wikimedia-research. And, you can watch our past research showcases here. <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Research/Showcase#Upcoming_Showcase> Case studies in the appropriation of ORESBy *Aaron Halfaker*ORES is an open, transparent, and auditable machine prediction platform for Wikipedians to help them do their work. It's currently used in 33 different Wikimedia projects to measure the quality of content, detect vandalism, recommend changes to articles, and to identify good faith newcomers. The primary way that Wikipedians use ORES' predictions is through the tools developed by volunteers. These javascript gadgets, MediaWiki extensions, and web-based tools make up a complex ecosystem of Wikipedian processes -- encoded into software. In this presentation, Aaron will walk through a three key tools that Wikipedians have developed that make use of ORES, and he'll discuss how these novel process support technologies and the discussions around them have prompted Wikipedians to reflect on their work processes. Exploring Wikimedia Donation PatternsBy *Gary Hsieh*Every year, Wikimedia Foundation relies on fundraising campaigns to help maintain the services it provides to millions of people worldwide. However, despite a large number of individuals who donate through these campaigns, these donors represent only a small percentage of Wikimedia users. In this work, we seek to advance our understanding of donors and their donation behaviors. Our findings offer insights to improve fundraising campaigns and to limit the burden of these campaigns on Wikipedia visitors. Kindly, Sarah R. Rodlund Senior Project Coordinator-Product & Technology, Wikimedia Foundation

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Fwd: WikiMetrics and WikiData
by Agnes Bruszik 03 May '18

03 May '18

Hello Dear Analytics team, I have a question about WikiMetrics from WMUK. I have users e.g. user Sian EJ and user Llywelyn2000, if I ran reports on these usernames in WikiMetrics with central outh authentication WikiData would not appear amongst the projects for them at all while if we check their contribution on WikiData, there is clearly activity for the same period: e.g. https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?title=Special: Contributions/Sian_EJ&offset=&limit=500&target=Sian+EJ Do you happen to know about a potential problem with authenticating the wikidata accounts through central auth? For other users we do not have the same problem so it might be connected to something else. Can you please look into it for us? Thank you very much for your opinion on this matter!!! Wishing a lovely day, Agnes -- Best, *Agnes Bruszik - *Programme Evaluation Assistant Wikimedia UK +44 2033720769 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.* -- Best, *Agnes Bruszik - *Programme Evaluation Assistant Wikimedia UK +44 2033720769 *Wikimedia UK* is the national chapter for the global Wikimedia open knowledge movement. We rely on donations from individuals to support our work to make knowledge open for all. Have you considered supporting Wikimedia? https://donate.wikimedia.org.uk Wikimedia UK is a Company Limited by Guarantee registered in England and Wales, Registered No. 6741827. Registered Charity No.1144513. Registered Office 4th Floor, Development House, 56-64 Leonard Street, London EC2A 4LT. United Kingdom. Wikimedia UK is the UK chapter of a global Wikimedia movement. The Wikimedia projects are run by the Wikimedia Foundation (who operate Wikipedia, amongst other projects). *Wikimedia UK is an independent non-profit charity with no legal control over Wikipedia nor responsibility for its contents.*

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Thank you for participating in the global Wikimedia survey!
by Edward Galvez 03 May '18

03 May '18

Hello everyone, I would like to share my deepest gratitude for everyone who responded to the Wikimedia Communities and Contributors Survey. The survey has already closed for this year. The quality of the results has improved because more people responded. We heard from over 200 people who work in volunteer developer spaces like Phabricator, IRC, Mediawiki, mailing lists, and many others, which is a solid increase from last year. We are working on analyzing the data already and hope to have something published on meta in a couple months. Be sure to watch Community Engagement Insights <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Community_Engagement_Insights> for when we publish the reports. We will also message those individuals who signed up on the thank you page or sent us an email to receive updates about the report. Feel free to reach out to me directly at egalvez[at] wikimedia.org or at my talk page on meta <https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:EGalvez_(WMF)>. Thank you again to everyone for sharing your opinions with us! -- Edward Galvez Evaluation Strategist, Surveys Learning & Evaluation Community Engagement Wikimedia Foundation

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