Wiki-research-l February 2026

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[Wikimedia Research Showcase] AI and Communities - February 25 at 17:30 UTC
by Kinneret Gordon 25 Feb '26

25 Feb '26

Hi everyone, The February 2026 Research Showcase will be live-streamed this Wednesday, February 25, at 9:30 AM PT / 17:30 UTC. Find your local time here <https://zonestamp.toolforge.org/1772040600>. Our theme this month is *AI and Communities*. *We invite you to watch via the YouTube stream: https://www.youtube.com/live/qW5IQJv84HY <https://www.youtube.com/live/qW5IQJv84HY>.* As always, you can join the conversation in the YouTube chat as soon as the showcase goes live. This month, we will have two presentations: *LLMs in Wikipedia: Investigating How LLMs Impact Participation in Knowledge Communities*By *Moyan Zhou (University of Minnesota)*Large language models (LLMs) are reshaping knowledge production as community members increasingly incorporate them into their contribution workflows. However, participating in knowledge communities involves more than just contributing content - it is also a deeply social process shaped by members' level of expertise. While communities must carefully consider appropriate and responsible LLM integration, the absence of concrete norms has left individual editors to experiment and navigate LLM use on their own. Understanding how LLMs influence community participation across expertise levels is therefore critical in shaping future norms and supporting effective adoption. To address this gap, we investigated Wikipedia, one of the largest knowledge production communities, to understand participation in three dimensions: 1) how LLMs influence the ways editors gather knowledge, 2) how editors leverage strategies to align LLM outputs with community norms, and 3) how other editors in the community respond to LLM-assisted contributions. Through interviews with 16 Wikipedia editors with different levels of expertise who had used LLMs for their edits, we revealed a participation gap mediated by expertise in adopting LLMs in knowledge contributions across knowledge gathering, alignment with community norms, and peer responses. Based on these findings, we challenge existing models of novice editors' involvement and propose design implications for LLMs that support community engagement, highlighting opportunities for LLMs to sustain mentorship, knowledge transmission, and legitimacy building by scaffolding and feedback, process documentation, and LLM disclosure by good-faith editors.*AI Didn't Start the Fire: Examining the Stack Exchange Moderator and Contributor Strike*By *Yiwei Wu (University of Texas at Austin)*Online communities and their host platforms are mutually dependent yet conflict-prone. When platform policies clash with community values, communities have resisted through strikes, blackouts, and even migration to other platforms. Through such collective actions, communities have sometimes won concessions, but these have frequently proved to be temporary. Although previous research has investigated strike events and migration chains, the processes by which community-platform conflict unfolds remain obscure. How do community-platform relationships deteriorate? How do communities organize collective action? How do the participants proceed in the aftermath? We investigate a conflict between the Stack Exchange platform and community that occurred in 2023 around an emergency arising from the release of large language models (LLMs). Based on a qualitative thematic analysis of 2,070 messages from Meta Stack Exchange and 14 interviews with community members, we reveal how the 2023 conflict was preceded by a long-term deterioration in the community-platform relationship, driven in particular by the platform's disregard for the community's highly valued participatory role in governance. Moreover, the platform's policy response to LLMs aggravated the community's sense of crisis, triggering strike mobilization. We analyze how the mobilization was coordinated through a tiered leadership and communication structure, as well as how community members pivoted in the aftermath. Building on recent theoretical scholarship in social computing, we use Hirschman's exit, voice, and loyalty framework to theorize the challenges of community-platform relations evinced in our data. Finally, we recommend ways that platforms and communities can institute participatory governance to be durable and effective. Looking forward to seeing many of you, Kinneret -- Kinneret Gordon Lead Research Community Officer Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> *Learn more about Wikimedia Research <https://research.wikimedia.org/>*

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Wikimedia API users needed for user research
by Halley Coplin 23 Feb '26

23 Feb '26

I’m Halley <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:HCoplin-WMF>[1], a product manager on the Wikimedia Foundation MediaWiki Interfaces team <https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Interfaces_Team>[2]. We are conducting research to better understand user experiences with Wikimedia APIs and to gather feedback that will help shape their future -- including a potential v2 on the horizon! If you’ve used Wikimedia APIs, we’d love to hear about your experience. We’re inviting all API users (bot developers, tool builders, gadget creators) to participate in a 45 minute, one-on-one conversation. If you’re interested, please take two minutes to complete this short form: https://wikimediafoundation.limesurvey.net/886312?lang=en We’ll follow up with eligible respondents by email with additional details and scheduling instructions. *Participants who complete the conversation will receive a monetary thank-you gift*, distributed through our rewards provider, Tremendous <https://www.tremendous.com/catalog/>[3]. If you have any questions or would like more information, feel free to reply directly to this message. Cheers, Halley You can view the privacy notice for the form here: https://foundation.wikimedia.org/wiki/Legal:Generic_screener_survey_privacy… [1] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/User:HCoplin-WMF [2] https://www.mediawiki.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Interfaces_Team [3] https://www.tremendous.com/catalog/ *Halley Coplin* (she/her) Sr. Product Manager, MediaWiki Interfaces Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/>

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Fwd: [Wikimedia-l] Launching AI-BRIDGES
by Leila Zia 19 Feb '26

19 Feb '26

cross-posting ---------- Forwarded message --------- From: Shani Evenstein Sigalov via Wikimedia-l < wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Date: Sat, Feb 14, 2026 at 1:17 AM Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Launching AI-BRIDGES To: Wikimedia-l <wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org> Cc: Shani Evenstein Sigalov @ SAS <shani.even(a)sas.ac.uk>, Shani Evenstein Sigalov <shani.even(a)gmail.com> Hello, everyone. As some of you know, in September 2025, I started a new position as a Marie Curie postdoctoral Research Fellow, at the Digital Humanities Research Hub, University of London. The project I lead is called *AI-BRIDGES *(funded by the European Commission for two year, ending 08/2027), and is focused on *bridging institutional data, the Open Knowledge community* (specifically, Linked Open Data, i.e. Wikidata and Wikibase)*, and GenAI. * The project was launched with *4 core partners: *WMDE, WMUK, WMBR & PleiAs, but it really is a global, collaborative effort, with many additional individuals, affiliates, organizations and institutions joining forces in attempting to reach solutions together (you can see a partial list of partners here <https://ai-bridges.org/partners/>; it's being updated all the time). As this project is heavily embedded in our community (specifically in Wikidata and the Wikibase ecosystem, but also in wider circles related to our Outreach programs, working with institutions globally), I wanted to take a moment to share some details about the project, so if the topic is of interest to you / your affiliate / your organization, you'll be able to join us and get involved. *Below are a** few resources and events we thought would be worthy of your attention*. If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact us via this mail: *contact(a)ai-bridges.org <contact(a)ai-bridges.org>*. We look forward to your engagement! Shani, on behalf of the AI-BRIDGES team. ----------------------------------------------------- ** AI-BRIDGES Website:* Today I'm very excited to launch the project's new website <http://ai-bridges.org/>, where you can find out more about the project, how we are practically approaching the work ahead, and different ways to engage, support this effort and become part of the solution. ** AI-BRIDGES Open Forum: * On Friday, Feb 27th (in about two weeks), we'll be launching the AI-BRIDGES Open Forum. This would be a monthly space to share ideas and become joint thought-partners in trying to solve some tough challenges together. The Open Forum has a dedicated google group to support its work, so if you are interested in joining us, please join the google group: https://groups.google.com/g/ai-bridges. All announcements will be made through the group, and all meetings will be recorded, for those who can't participate. ** AI-BRIDGES Symposium:* On May 28-29, we will be hosting an in-person Symposium in London. Online participation will be possible for part of the Symposium, but you'll have to register to save a spot, even if it's online. Learn more about the Symposium and registration here <https://ai-bridges.org/2026/02/13/symposium/>. ** AI-BRIDGES Meta Page:*The project finally has a meta page: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:AI-BRIDGES. I will do my best to update it, mainly with outputs, or relevant events, but the project's website is the safest way of tracking the project. ---------------------------------- Dr. Shani Evenstein Sigalov Marie Curie Postdoctoral Research Fellow Digital Humanities Research Hub, School of Advanced Study, University of London. _______________________________________________ Wikimedia-l mailing list -- wikimedia-l(a)lists.wikimedia.org, guidelines at: https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Mailing_lists/Guidelines and https://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia-l Public archives at https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/wikimedia-l@lists.wikimedia.org… To unsubscribe send an email to wikimedia-l-leave(a)lists.wikimedia.org

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[VACANCY] Doctoral Student Position
by MPIDR - Career 18 Feb '26

18 Feb '26

*** apologies for cross-postings *** The Max Planck Institute for Demographic Research (MPIDR) is inviting applications from qualified and highly motivated students for a doctoral student position in the Lab of Migration and Mobility of the Department of Digital and Computational Demography. The MPIDR is one of the leading demographic centers in the world. It is part of the Max Planck Society, a network of more than 80 institutes that form Germany's premier basic-research organization. Max Planck Institutes have an established record of worldclass research and they offer a unique environment that combines the best aspects of an academic setting and a research laboratory. The Lab of Migration and Mobility of the Department of Digital and Computational Demography, headed by MPIDR Director Emilio Zagheni, is looking for candidates with strong quantitative and programming skills, and with research interests in the fields of demography, migration studies, science of science, and computational social science. More details can be found on our website: https://www.demogr.mpg.de/en/career_6122/jobs_fellowships_1910/doctoral_stu… -- This mail has been sent through the MPI for Demographic Research. Should you receive a mail that is apparently from a MPI user without this text displayed, then the address has most likely been faked. If you are uncertain about the validity of this message, please check the mail header or ask your system administrator for assistance.

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SEMANTiCS 2026 - Call for Workshops and Tutorials
by Tilahun A 16 Feb '26

16 Feb '26

Dear all, We are pleased to announce the Call for Workshops and Tutorials for SEMANTiCS 2026 <https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/>, to be held on 15-17 September 2026 in Ghent, Belgium. =========================================== 22nd International Conference on Semantic Systems (SEMANTiCS 2026), Ghent, Belgium, September 15-17, 2026. SEMANTiCS on social media: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/semantics-conf/ Mastodon: https://sigmoid.social/@semantics Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/semantics-conf.bsky.social The SEMANTiCS conference serves as a forum for researchers, industry leaders, and developers to discuss advances in Linked Data and semantic-enabled AI systems. SEMANTiCS 2026 features multiple tracks: Research and Innovation, Industry and Use Case, Blue Sky, Posters and Demos, and Workshops and Tutorials. Hence, authors are kindly asked to check out the calls of each track to choose the one that best fits their contribution. =========================================== SEMANTiCS 2026 - Call for Workshops and Tutorials We encourage submissions of proposals on all topics in the general areas of SEMANTiCS 2026, as well as proposals that bridge or introduce new perspectives and/or challenges in these areas. Workshops and tutorials may incorporate a variety of inclusive and engaging formats, such as panel discussions, lightning talks, meetings, networking sessions, hands-on sessions, and hackathons, as applicable. We warmly encourage submissions from teams and individuals of all genders, backgrounds, and career stages, including those from groups traditionally underrepresented in the community. URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_workshops_tutorials Important Dates: Proposals Workshop Deadline - February 27, 2026 Notification of Acceptance - March 13, 2026 Proposals Tutorial Deadline - May 15, 2026 Notification of Acceptance - May 29, 2026 Workshop and Tutorial Chairs: Contact: semantics2026-ws(a)easychair.org (workshops); semantics2026-tut(a)easychair.org (tutorials) Beyza Yaman, Trinity College Dublin, Ireland Rosa Filgueira, University of Edinburgh, UK All deadlines are 23:59 AoE (anywhere on Earth) For more details, check out the conference website: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/ ============================================================================ Given the potential relevance of the conference, we invite you to send submissions also to other tracks: – Call for Research and Innovation Track Papers URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_research_innovation Important Dates: Abstract Submission Deadline - April 23, 2026 Paper Submission Deadline - April 30, 2026 Notification of Acceptance - June 22, 2026 Camera-Ready Paper - July 16, 2026 Research and Innovation Track Chairs: Contact: semantics2026-research(a)easychair.org Cogan Shimizu, Wright State University, US Annette ten Teije, VU Amsterdam, NL =========================================== – Call for Industry and Use Case Track Presentations URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_industry Important Dates: Submission Deadline - June 2, 2026 Notification of Acceptance - June 30, 2026 Presentation Ready - August 30, 2026 Industry and Use Case Track Chairs: Contact: semantics2026-industry(a)easychair.org Marco Brattinga, Sopra Steria, Netherlands Aad Versteden, redpencil.io, Belgium Kathrin Füllenbach, TDCC-NES, Netherlands =========================================== – Call for Posters and Demos Track Paper URL: https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_posters_demos Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline - May 30, 2026 Notification of Acceptance - July 6, 2026 Camera-Ready Paper - August 2, 2026 Posters and Demos Track Chairs: Contact: semantics2026-pd(a)easychair.org Genet Asefa Gesese, FIZ Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT) Karlsruhe, Germany Eleni Ilkou, TIB - German National Library of Science and Technology, Hannover, Germany ============================================= – Call for Blue Sky Papers URL: <https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_posters_demos> https://2026-eu.semantics.cc/page/cfp_bluesky Important Dates: Paper Submission Deadline - May 30, 2026 Notification of Acceptance - June 30, 2026 Camera-Ready Paper - July 16, 2026 Blue Sky Track Chairs: Contact: semantics2026-bluesky(a)easychair.org Heiko Paulheim, University of Mannheim, DE Marta Sabou, Vienna University Economics and Business (WU), AT -- Tilahun A. Taffa Publicity Chair, SEMANTiCS 2026

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Invitation to participate in the Futures of Digital Democracy Survey (FDDS)
by Christian Fuchs 16 Feb '26

16 Feb '26

Invitation to participate in the Futures of Digital Democracy Survey (FDDS) Hello, We want to invite you to participate in an expert survey that addresses a key political topic of our time: the future of democracy in the digital age and the rise of authoritarianism. The EU research project INNOVADE: Innovative Democracy through Digitalisation https://innovade-democracy.eu/ studies digital democracy. Paderborn University’s INNOVADE research team (led by Christian Fuchs) runs the Futures of Digital Democracy Survey (FDDS): https://bit.ly/fdds_1 https://digital-democracy.net/d/index.php/111849 Particiation will take about five minutes. The goal of the survey is to analyse how digital media experts assess the potential futures of digital society and the Internet and what visions they have for these futures. INNOVADE will use the results of the survey as inputs to European Union policy debates on the future of democracy (that is currently being discussed as part of the European Democracy Shield’s goal to strengthen the EU’s democratic resilience, digital autonomy/sovereignty from big tech, etc.). The survey has two rounds. In the first round, we ask for basic assessments. In a follow-up round, we report some of the first round results to the participants and ask for further assessments. After the survey’s second round is completed, all data will be published anonymously as an open data set. We’d be happy if you were able to participate. The first round is open until 23 February 2026. The second round will take place some time in March or April. https://bit.ly/fdds_1 https://digital-democracy.net/d/index.php/111849 Below you find some links to research that INNOVADE has already conducted on the topic of digital democracy. With kind regards Christian Fuchs on behalf of the Paderborn University INNOVADE research team Relevant INNOVADE reports: Christian Fuchs: What is and How Do We Achieve a Resilient Digital Democracy? https://doi.org/10.12688/openreseurope.21988.1 Christian Fuchs, Joel Museba, Kevin Friesch: White Paper: The Futures of Digital Democracy. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17747936 Christian Fuchs (Editor) Interdisciplinary Knowledge Base on Digital Democracy. https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.17079016

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16 Feb '26

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Re: Update on Wikimedia XML Dumps Availability
by Federico Leva (Nemo) 13 Feb '26

13 Feb '26

Il 12/02/26 22:11, Xabriel Collazo Mojica ha scritto: > This is indeed different from the legacy dumps where all the files were > dumped into the same folder, but it allows us to manage the jobs > independently. Thanks. I realise my question was unclear. I'm not concerned about the directories being different. I'm only concerned about the filenames being the same. Have you considered preserving the previous filename patterns? Federico

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Important Update on Etherpad Use
by Kinneret Gordon 13 Feb '26

13 Feb '26

Hello everyone, Please see the message below from WMF's SRE team. If you have any questions or concerns, please reach out to the team in the Phabricator ticket linked below. *All Etherpads will be deleted after April 30 2026! If you need any of your pads, please make a local backup. We will not be able to recover the data after 1st March.* *The pad cleanup helps to reduce the size of the database and the footprint on our infrastructure. After the cleanup, etherpad can still be used for real-time collaboration but please do not expect long term storage. Additional cleanups might happen after that unannounced.* *See https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237 <https://phabricator.wikimedia.org/T415237> for more information.* Best, Kinneret

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Update on Wikimedia XML Dumps Availability
by Kinneret Gordon 13 Feb '26

13 Feb '26

Hi all, I wanted to flag an update from the Wikimedia Data Engineering team in case it’s relevant to your work, especially for those of you who may rely on Wikimedia XML dumps for research. In short: - A new set of MediaWiki Content File Exports is now available, providing unparsed content from Wikimedia’s public wikis in XML format. - There are two monthly datasets: - mediawiki_content_history: https://dumps.wikimedia.org/other/mediawiki_content_history/ - Full revision history for all pages - mediawiki_content_current: https://dumps.wikimedia.org/other/mediawiki_content_current/ - Latest revision only for each page - This change was made because the legacy dump infrastructure at https://dumps.wikimedia.org/backup-index.html has struggled to reliably generate XML exports for larger wikis. - The older XML dump pipeline is now considered deprecated, though SQL dumps will continue and some legacy generation may persist temporarily. You can read the full announcement here: https://lists.wikimedia.org/hyperkitty/list/xmldatadumps-l@lists.wikimedia.…, and view the full documentation at: https://wikitech.wikimedia.org/wiki/MediaWiki_Content_File_Exports. Best, Kinneret -- Kinneret Gordon Lead Research Community Officer Wikimedia Foundation <https://wikimediafoundation.org/> *Learn more about Wikimedia Research <https://research.wikimedia.org/>*

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