Hi,
Is there any research about the effect of vandalism in wiki content pages
on readers, experienced editors, and new and potential editors?
And of abuse in discussion pages and edit summaries on experienced editors
and new and potential editors?
Intuitively and anecdotally one could think of the following:
1. Vandalism in content pages (articles) wastes editors' and patrollers'
time. This (probably) doesn't require proof (or does it?). But some people
say it also causes some experienced editors to burn out and leave. Is there
any data about it, beyond intuition?
2. Does vandalism *measurably* affect the perception of the wikis'
reliability? (This may be wildly different in different languages and
wikis.)
3. Abusive language on discussion pages and edit summaries affects editors,
and may cause them to reduce their editing, to stop editing about certain
topics, or to leave the wiki entirely. Is this effect measurable? How does
it differ for various groups by gender, age, religion, country,
professional and educational background, seniority at the wiki, etc.?
Thanks! :)
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