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% You shall not publish this: Edit filters on EN Wikipedia % HCC Research Group Meeting May 2019 % Lusy


Motivation

Why are there edit filters? What task do they take care of? How are they different from other existing mechanisms?


Structure


Vandalism on Wikipedia


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!

These slides are licensed under the CC BY-SA 4.0 License.

by sa


Questions? Comments? Thoughts?