Hi everybody,
We’re preparing for
the September 2015 research newsletter and looking for contributors. Please take a
look at: https://etherpad.wikimedia.org/p/WRN201509 and
add your name next to any paper you are interested in covering. Our target publication date is Wednesday September 30 UTC. As
usual,
short notes and one-paragraph reviews are most welcome.
Highlights from this
month:
Editorial Bias in Crowd-Sourced Political Information
Disease identification and concept mapping using Wikipedia
Recognizing Biographical Sections in Wikipedia
The Descent of Pluto: Interactive dynamics, specialization and reciprocity of roles in a Wikipedia debate
How will your workload look like in 6 years? Analyzing Wikimedia's workload
Gender imbalance and Wikipedia
“A Spousal Relation Begins with a Deletion of engage and Ends with an Addition of divorce": Learning State Changing Verbs from Wikipedia Revision History
How much is Wikipedia Lagging Behind News?
Measuring the Effectiveness of Wikipedia Articles: How Does Open Content Succeed?
Wikipedia entries on fiction and non-propositional knowledge representation
If you have any
question about the format or process feel free to get in touch off-list.
Masssly, Tilman Bayer and Dario Taraborelli