Hi Pine,
that's correct, we discontinued the bi-monthly meetings for a number of reasons even though many activities that fall within the scope RCom continued silently over the last months (project/subject recruitment request reviews; monthly publication of the research newsletter; open access and open data policies; expert engagement initiatives). At this stage RCom is an entirely volunteer-driven effort with little to no support from WMF (I am myself helping during my spare time). For RCom to fulfill its mission we need to find a better collaboration model, make it more self-sustainable and open up participation to community members in its various areas of activities. To this aim I posted a reorg proposal [1] that was introduced and discussed last week at a workshop organized by Mayo Fuster at Wikimania. Part of this reorganization includes a new policy proposal drafted by Aaron Halfaker to replace the current review process with a new one with a strong community engagement component [2]. We'd love to hear your thoughts on how to move forward, I expect we will be sharing updates on research-l once we've reviewed these various proposals.
Best,
Dario
[1] http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Committee/Reorganization
[2] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Recruitment_policy
On Jul 19, 2012, at 1:55 AM, ENWP Pine wrote:
> Hi Dario,
>
> I have a couple of questions.
>
> Are the RCom pages still being updated? I’m seeing some outdated stuff there, and http://etherpad.wikimedia.org/RComMonthlyReports2012 seems to indicate less activity since March.
>
> Did RCom ever reach conclusions about standards for recruiting Wikimedians to be research subjects, and the Subject Recruitment Approvals Group? We had a discussion about those issues on this list in March, and I got the impression that RCom was planning to take action on that at the next RCom meeting. There was also some activity at https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Committee/Areas_of_interest/S…. I’d appreciate RCom bringing some finality and clarification to these procedures as written on Meta before the next US academic year starts, and/or starting some sort of formal working group.
>
> I’m cc’ing this email to Research-l because I feel that other members of the list might also appreciate an update on subject recruitment approval and on RCom’s work.
>
> Thanks very much.
>
> Pine
Hola Rcom and specially Melanie, Daniel, werespielchequers, and others Rcom attending Wikimania! + Tilman Bayer:
This is to remand/confirm the two Rcom activities @ Wikimania.
1) Rcom meet up:
WHEN: Tomorrow Thursday July 12 from 18:00 to 19:00. PLEASE BE ON TIME!!!!!
(If we need more time we could stay a bit longer and/or re-meet after the GLAM panel at 9:30).
WHERE: At the banks at Newseum entrance (This is where GLAM reception will take place afterword http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/GLAM_Night_Out ). See picture of the entrance: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Newseum.jpg
Address: 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW | Washington, DC 20001 (Enter through the 6th Street Freedom Forum)
CONTACT: Mayo's phone: Phone United States: 001 - 8576548231
Agenda:
* Preparing Rcom workshop on Saturday at 10:30: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedia_%26_Research:…
* Discussing the stage of Rcom (See proposal by Dario: http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Committee/Reorganization)
At the moment, I know Melanie Kill and me, and Dario though Skype, will come. Daniel will you be able to join us?. Werespielchequers could you join us?. Other Rcom members and close collaborators attending Wikimania please join us or make yourself alive!!!.
Tilman Bayer please would be possible you join us? It would be great you could report on the newsletter experience at Rcom workshop.
2) Rcom workshop at Wikimania:
WHEN: Saturday, July 14 10:30 – 11:50 (PLEASE ARRIVE 10:10 MAXIMUM!!!)
WHERE: Room 309
Plan: http://wikimania2012.wikimedia.org/wiki/Submissions/Wikipedia_%26_Research:…
Thanks! See you tomorrow! Yeah, Mayo
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Cross posting to RCOM.
I've reviewed this, but other feedback is needed.
Judging from the lack of interest in both this one and
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Using_information_sources_to_d…
Should we be thinking of spreading the load by recruiting more people to
RCOM?
WSC
On 9 July 2012 14:47, Aaron Halfaker <aaron.halfaker(a)gmail.com> wrote:
> FWIW: Anyone interested in this project (or any other listed on meta)
> should feel free to enter into discussions about them on the talk page for
> the project or pick them up on this list.
>
>
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>> On 05-07-2012, Dario Taraborelli wrote:
>>
>> Hi Sue,
>>
>> the relevant list is rcom-l, but I am following up on this with Melanie.
>>
>> Thanks
>> Dario
>>
>> On Jul 5, 2012, at 2:50 PM, Sue Gardner wrote:
>>
>> Hello research list, Can I draw your attention to this mail? I'm not sure
>> what Leigh is waiting for or what form of approval she might need, but I'm
>> hoping somebody on this list could get in touch with her to help her figure
>> it out. Melanie Krill is identified as her Wikimedia contact, but I don't
>> know if Melanie is on this list: I'm assuming not. Thanks, Sue -- Sue
>> Gardner Executive Director Wikimedia Foundation 415 839 6885 office 415
>> 816 9967 cell Imagine a world in which every single human being can
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>> https://donate.wikimedia.org/ ---------- Forwarded message ----------
>> From: McKee, Heidi A. <mckeeha(a)muohio.edu> Date: 5 July 2012 11:33
>> Subject: Women and Wikipedia: Research Project and Proposal To: "
>> sue(a)wikimedia.org" <sue(a)wikimedia.org> Dear Sue, I am working with a
>> doctoral student, Leigh Gruwell, who is studying online writing,
>> specifically looking at the ways in which collaborative online spaces are
>> experienced by women and could be made even more conducive for female
>> contributors. She is a supporter and advocate of Wikipedia, and she has
>> found your work and your goal to increase female participation in Wikipedia
>> inspiring. Back in March Leigh submitted a proposal to Wikipedia which was
>> early this summer reviewed by Melanie Kill. The proposal now awaits final
>> review/approval from Wikipedia. Here is her proposal:
>> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Women_and_Wikipedia:_Contributions_… had hoped to interview female contributors this spring and now hopes to
>> do so this summer, but without hearing from Wikipedia she's unable to
>> conduct her research. Leigh is committed to sharing all of her research
>> data with Wikipedia and she has IRB-approval from Miami University (pending
>> approval from Wikipedia). Thank you, Heidi ******** Heidi McKee Associate
>> Professor Director, Professional Writing English Department Miami
>> University Bachelor 364 Oxford, Ohio 45056 513-529-2635 (office)
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Hey folks,
This experimental study represents a test of a new tool for Wikipedia
editors that would provide them with information and sources in an effort
to support their wiki-work.
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research_talk:Using_information_sources_to_d…
At a glance:
- Recruit editors via User_talk page postings
- ~180 registered users spread across three samples (60 editors per
sample)
- One participant will be (randomly) chosen to receive a $50 gift card
Unless substantial concerns are raised by Saturday, June 30th, I plan to
propose that the review be closed. Please have a look before then.
-Aaron
