Stuart Geiger wrote:
6.If my research leads me to communicate with Wikipedians off-wiki – whether via e-mail, chat, in person, or other medium outside of the public wikispace – I will use established interview-based research protocols to establish informed consent. This means that those who communicate with me off-wiki will be initially informed of my research project and asked to digitally consent to such communication being used for research purposes. I will work to mutually establish the privacy of data collected in each situation: if the conversation can be quoted, paraphrased, or alluded to; if the author can be attributed by name or username; or if the entire conversation is off-the-record.
One thing I would add here that's important. You may already know this, but you didn't specifically mention it. If you learn something about a subject/Wikipedia editor *off-wiki*, don't disclose it on-wiki unless unless the subject explicitly gives you permission. People are very sensitive about this.
It seems like your protocols are generally well-thought and reasonable. I wish you the best with your research.
Matthew Flaschen