Hello,
My research team and I are ready to begin data collection on a new study
called the Wikipedia Progression of Participation (WPP) project. Our
goal is to use a combination of pre-post surveys and activity analysis
to understand how Wikipedians move from their first editing experiences
to different forms of participation over time. Details about the project
are available on our project page:
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research/Projects/Wikipedia_Progression_of_P…
I am sending this message because our methodology requires us to contact
Wikipedians to request their participation. Complying with Wikipedia’s
policies and best practices, being respectful, and remaining
non-disruptive to the community is very important to us. To that end, we
have discussed our project with other Wikipedia researchers, conducted
informal discussions with several folks at the Wikimedia foundation,
consulted with members of the Wikipedia Research Committee, and received
IRB/human subjects certification at UC Berkeley.
Now we would love your feedback so we may address any concerns as we
prepare to begin the study. We plan to begin the study later this month
(April). Please feel free to email me directly or post comments on our
project page
(
http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research/Projects/Wikipedia_Progression_of_P…)
We look forward to your thoughts and feedback!
Thank you--
Coye
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Coye Cheshire
Assistant Professor
School of Information
University of California, Berkeley
http://ischool.berkeley.edu/~coye
coye(a)ischool.berkeley.edu