reminder: This is happening in 15 minutes.
On Mon, Oct 19, 2015 at 4:57 PM, Leila Zia <leila(a)wikimedia.org> wrote:
Hi everyone,
The next Research showcase is completely dedicated to Teahouse. :-) It
will be live-streamed this Wednesday, October 21 at 18:30 (UTC). The
streaming link is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T73vRiNsRxo
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#Archive>.
We look forward to seeing you!
Leila
This month
The impact of the Wikipedia Teahouse on new editor retentionBy *Jonathan
Morgan, Aaron Halfaker*
New Wikipedia editors face a variety of social and technical barriers to
participation. These barriers have been shown to cause even promising,
highly-motivated newcomers to give up and leave Wikipedia shortly after
joining. The Wikipedia Teahouse was launched in 2012 to provide new
editors with a space on Wikipedia where they could ask questions,
introduce themselves, and learn the ropes of editing in a friendly and
supportive environment, with the goal of increasing the percentage of
good-faith newcomers who go on to become productive Wikipedians. Research
has shown that the Teahouse provided a positive experience for
participants, and suggested that participating in the Teahouse led to
more editing activity and longer survival for new editors who participated.
The current study examines the impact of Teahouse invitations on new
editors survival over a longer period of time (2-6 months), and presents
findings related to contextual factors within editors' first few sessions
that are associated with overall survival rate and editing patterns
associated with increased likelihood of visiting the Teahouse.