Hi Research-l,
A human resources problem that I am experiencing is a shortage of human
resources of community members who are willing, available, and have the
skills to work on a variety of useful initiatives. Is anyone on this list
aware of research that talks about motivations of long-term contributors?
In particular, I'd be interested in research that suggests ways to convert
productive, relatively new editors (say, 50-500 edits) into long-term
community members who are likely to develop into long-term, productive
Wikimedians.
Thanks,
Pine