Thank you Gregory. I didn't want to imply that the data should be public. But if Wikipedia system "learn" from the searchers and the navigation of the visitors.
The reason why I am interested on this question is because I am discussing if and why even only using (without contributing) can be beneficiary for Wikipedia. In the line of side-effects, "contributing without intending to contribute".
Thank you again. Have a nice day! Mayo
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De: wiki-research-l-bounces@lists.wikimedia.org en nom de Gregory Maxwell
Enviat el: dg. 11/04/2010 23:47
Per a: Research into Wikimedia content and communities
Tema: Re: [Wiki-research-l] Help to solve three doubts on Wikipediaresearch data
On Sun, Apr 11, 2010 at 12:06 PM, Fuster, Mayo <Mayo.Fuster@eui.eu> wrote:
> * Does the site learn from the navigation and searches? That is, if a
> Wikipedia visitor who reads a Network entry then goes to the Manuel Castells
> entry, Will the system understand there is a connexion between them? Will
> next time put them together when presenting search results?
No.
Although that is an interesting area of research.
Unfortunately, due to privacy concerns the data that would be required
to invent such a system (search strings and search click through
traces) is not available to the public. (and in fact, the traces
aren't really collected, currently, as far as I know)
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