From 3485616f0398d7d6ec583d87b778f35ca683ded2 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Lyudmila Vaseva <vaseva@mi.fu-berlin.de> Date: Wed, 6 Mar 2019 02:14:02 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Add notes --- article/proceedings.tex | 16 ++++++++++++++++ todo | 2 +- 2 files changed, 17 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/article/proceedings.tex b/article/proceedings.tex index 6eeee2b..8d4dd46 100644 --- a/article/proceedings.tex +++ b/article/proceedings.tex @@ -170,6 +170,22 @@ What can we study? * What can we study? * Question: Is it worth it to use a filter which has many side effects? + * Do filters work the desired way/help for a smoother Wikipedia service or is it a lot of work to maintain them and the usefulness is questionable? + * Precision/Recall: False Positives? were filters shut down, bc they matched more False positives than they had real value? + * How has the notion of vandalism changed over time (not particularly computer sciency..)? + * What are disallow/block filters doing? Is it too great an intervention that drives new editors away? (Can we answer that?) + * Is it worth it to use a filter which has many side effects? + * What are discussions on filter patterns? On filter repercussions? + * What can we filter with a REGEX? And what not? Are regexes the suitable technology for the means the community is trying to achieve? + * GT is good for tackling controversial questions: e.g. are filters with disallow action a too severe interference with the editing process that has way too much negative consequences? (e.g. driving away new comers?) + +## TODO + +* How can we improve it from a computer scientist's/engineer's perspective? +* What task do the edit filters try to solve? Why does this task exist?/Why is it important? +* Why are there mechanisms triggered befor an edit gets published (such as edit filters), and such triggered afterwards (such as bots)? Is there a qualitative difference? +* I want to help people to do their work better using a technical system (e.g. the edit filters). How can I do this? +* The edit filter system can be embedded in the vandalism prevention frame. Are there other contexts/frames for which it is relevant? \end{comment} %************************************************************************ diff --git a/todo b/todo index 543bee0..fa4f5c1 100644 --- a/todo +++ b/todo @@ -40,7 +40,6 @@ Claudia: * A focus on the Good faith policies/guidelines is a historical develop * Read these pages -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Harassment https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_warring https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Blocking_policy#Evasion_of_blocks @@ -163,6 +162,7 @@ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:AbuseFilter/1 https://tools.wmflabs.org/ptwikis/Filters:enwiki:61 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2009-03-23/Abuse_Filter https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Edit_filter/Instructions +https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research ## Vandalism -- GitLab