You shall not publish this: Edit filters on EN Wikipedia
HCC Research Group Meeting May 2019
Lusy
Edit filter, an example
Motivation
What are edit filters? Why are there edit filters? What task(s) do they take care of? How are they different from other existing mechanisms?
"The edit filter is a tool that allows editors in the edit filter manager group to set controls mainly to address common patterns of harmful editing."
Structure
(of the presi? or of the thesis?)
Vandalism on Wikipedia
Def:
"On Wikipedia, vandalism has a very specific meaning: editing (or other behavior) deliberately intended to obstruct or defeat the project's purpose, which is to create a free encyclopedia, in a variety of languages, presenting the sum of all human knowledge."
examples, tralala
Fighting vandalism on Wikipedia
Lit review bots, semi-automated tools, ores, humans
Summary: funnel diagram (without filters) One thing is ostentatiously missing: edit filters
(# Methods)
Data
wikipedia's pages (policies, guidelines, etc.), most prominently: ... abuse filters extention tables
Results
Motivations for introducing the abuse filter extention
Timeline
funnel diagram with filters
State of the Art on EN Wikipedia
Data analysis
Current Limitations
Bigger picture: Upload filters
Next steps for finishing the thesis
- abuse_filter_history table (ping Aaron)
Beyond the thesis
(long list of interesting questions)
Thank you!
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