@@ -182,31 +182,28 @@ I really only used ``found data'' (compare~\ref{sec:trace-ethnography}) (well I
\section{Directions for future studies}
\label{sec:further-studies}
<insert long list of interesting questions here>
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\item Die Zusammenfassung sollte das Ziel der Arbeit und die zentralen Ergebnisse beschreiben. Des Weiteren sollten auch bestehende Probleme bei der Arbeit aufgezählt werden und Vorschläge herausgearbeitet werden, die helfen, diese Probleme zukünftig zu umgehen. Mögliche Erweiterungen für die umgesetzte Anwendung sollten hier auch beschrieben werden.
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In ``urgent situations'' however (how are these defined? who determines they are urgent?), discussions about a filter may happen after it was already implemented and set to warn/disallow edits without thorough testing.
Here, the filter editor responsible should monitor the filter and the logs in order to make sure the filter does what it was supposed to~\cite{Wikipedia:EditFilter}.
I think these cases should be scrutinised extra carefully since ``urgent situations'' have historically always been an excuse for cuts in civil liberties.
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also
* complete abuse\_filter\_history and real historical analysis: e.g. quantitative exploration of the usage and creation patterns
* access to the whole database and analysis of private filters
-- it's possible to request access for research purposes (NDAs, ..)
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%\subsection{Harassment and bullying}
%TODO Do edit filter managers specialize on particular types of filters (e.g. vandalism vs good faith?) -- abuse\_filter\_history table is needed for this
* talk to edit filter managers (especially such who are simultaneously also bot operators)
* talk to users who have triggered a filter (repeatedly) and their experience
* What proportion of work do filters take over: compare filter hits with number of all edits and reverts via other quality control mechanisms
Throughout the analysis, a variety of intriguing questions arose which couldn't be addressed, above all due to insufficient time.
Here, a comprehensive list of all these pointers for possible future studies is provided.
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\item\textbf{How have edit filters's tasks evolved over time?}: Unfortunately, no detailed historical analysis of the filters was possible, since the database table storing changes to individual filters (\emph{abuse\_filter\_history}) is not currently replicated (see section~\ref{}). When a dump becomes available (compare issue~\cite{phabricator}), an extensive analysis (sym) of filter creation and activation patterns, together with .. will be possible (syn).
(Actually there is some historical stuff: e.g. temporal overview of hits, broken down by filter action... Beware however, it is the *current* filter action they were plotted with and it is very possible that the corresponding filters had a different action switched on some time ago. %TODO check whether that's actually true
(or another visibility level, different regex pattern which would've resulted in a different manual tag)
\item\textbf{What are the differences between how filters are governed on EN Wikipedia compared to other language versions?}: Different Wikipedia language versions each have a local community behind them. %TODO quote?
These communities vary widely in their modes of organisation, ..., and values. It would be definitely fascinating to explore differences between filter governance (and what typed of filters are applied) between the different languages.
\item\textbf{Are edit filters a suitable mechanism for fighting harassment?}: Online harassment has been an increasingly important topic since.. %TODO quote ExMachina paper?
It is also a problem recognised and addressed by Wikimedia/the Wikipedian community %TODO see 2015 Harassment survey; is there a newer one?
According to the edit filter noticeboard archives~\cite{Wikipedia:EditFilterNoticeboardHarassment} there have been some attempts to combat harassment by means of filters.
An evaluation of the usefulness and success of the mechanism at this task would be really interesting.
\item\textbf{When an editor (edit filter manager who is also a bot operator) will implement a bot and when a filter} - ethnographic inquiry
\item\textbf{Repercussions on affected editors}: What are the consequences of edit filters on editors whose edits are filtered? Frustration? Allienation? Do they understand what is going on?....
\item\textbf{Is it possible to study the regex patterns in a more systematic fashion? What is to be learnt from this?}%is this really interesting?
\item\textbf{(How) has the notion of ``vandalism'' on Wikipedia evolved over time?}: By comparing older and newer filters, or respectively updates in filter patterns we could investigate whether there is a qualitative change in the interpretation of the ``vandalism'' notion on Wikipedia.
\item\textbf{False Positives?}: were filters shut down, bc they matched more False positives than they had real value?
\item\textbf{What are the urgent situations in which edit filter managers are given the freedom to act as they see fit and ignore best practices of filter adoption (i.e. switch on a filter in log only mode first and announce it on the notice board so others can have a look)? Who determines they are urgent?}: I think these cases should be scrutinised extra carefully since ``urgent situations'' have historically always been an excuse for cuts in civil liberties.
%* is there a qualitative difference between complaints of bots and complaints of filters?
\item\textbf{Is there a qualitative difference between the tasks/patterns of public and hidden filters?}: We know of one general guideline/rule of a thumb (cite!) according to that general filters are to be public while filters targeting particular users are hidden. Is there something more to be learnt from an actual examination of hidden filters? One will have to request access to them for research purposes, sign an NDA, etc.
\item\textbf{Do edit filter managers specialize on particular types of filters (e.g. vandalism vs good faith?)}\emph{abuse\_filter\_history } table is needed for this
\item\textbf{What proportion of work do filters take over}: compare filter hits with number of all edits and reverts via other quality control mechanisms
