Dear all,
In 2013, a group of students in the Masters Programme of Business Administration at Bern
University of Applies Sciences will take care of the Wiki Loves Monuments
participants' survey.
We suggest a survey that contains two parts:
Part 1: The focus of part one is to provide an international and longitudinal comparison
of the characteristics of WLM participants and to compare the characteristic of WLM
participants with Wikimedia/Wikipedia contributors in general. This includes the analysis
of participants' satisfaction and suggestions for improvement.
Part 1 will be administered among all WLM participants. The questionnaire will be largely
inspired by the 2012 questionnaire in order to allow for longitudinal comparisons. The
international WLM community could of course agree on any further questions to be included,
provided that the questionnaire doesn't become excessively long. The survey results
can be compared to findings from the analysis of automatically generated statistics for
the contest (participants' statistics, number of pictures uploaded, ratio of newly
registered users, etc.).
Part 2: The focus of part two is to provide chapters and WLM organizers with useful
information about the WLM participants that helps them design more effective approaches
for the acquisition and retention of new contributors.
Part 2 will be administered among WLM participants in countries where there is a chapter
opt-in; by this means we will make sure that we don't raise expectations among
participants in countries where there won't be any follow-up. The questionnaire will
be developed together with interested chapters.
You'll find a project outline on the Wiki:
http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Commons:Wiki_Loves_Monuments_2013/Partici…
I'll use the opportunity of the meet-up on Thursday in Milano to shortly present the
survey and to gather your feedback and expectations. - We would like to tailor the survey
to your needs and interests - so please, be prepared to give us inputs! ;-)
Do not hesitate to contact me or Karthik if you have any questions or comments.
Best,
Beat
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Beat Estermann
Research Associate
Berne University of Applied Sciences
E-Government Institute
Morgartenstrasse 2a
Postfach 305
CH-3000 Bern 22
beat.estermann(a)bfh.ch
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