This subject was discussed during this month's Research and Data showcase.
From Leila's summary:
*Using Open Data and Stories to Broaden Crowd Content
*By Nathan Matias*:
Nathan will share a series of research on gender diversity online and
designs for collaborative content creation that foster learning and
community. He will also demo a prototype for a system that could leverage
open data to attract and support new Wikipedia contributors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1E4JcxTgmco
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