diff --git a/meeting-notes/20190131-p.md b/meeting-notes/20190131-p.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000000000000000000000000000000000000..d7a5e17c416411b10e69c44f89b9681bd377eeb0 --- /dev/null +++ b/meeting-notes/20190131-p.md @@ -0,0 +1,68 @@ +# Meetings notes 31.01.2019 + +## My approach + +* describe Status Quo + * what is an Edit filter? + * how / why was it introduced? + * how does it work? (from an editor's perspective; as a MediaWiki extention; Governance process) + * State of the art on EN Wikipedia: how many filters, how often have they been triggered over the years, etc. + * QUESTION: What kinds of filters are there: manual labeling <-- Grounded theory? Start with some basic categories and elaborate label system as I go? How do we proceed from there? After finished: go over all the filters again and refine categorisation? + +* evaluation: + * do filter solve effectively the task they were conjured up to life to fulfil? + * what kinds of biases/problems are there? + * who is allowed to edit edit filters? + +## Discussion during consultation hour + +**Grounded theory:** + +* Used to find out how do people handle a specific phenomenon? +* Hypothesis are constructed underway +* Otherwise, (if we start with a main hypothesis) there's danger of distortion and finding over proportionally many examples of our "favourite" sort +* Suitable for answering questions like: how do things relate to each other? +* Describing filter functionality is a static enterprise +* GT is interested in processes/development + * e.g. the historical development of filters? of the "vandalism" notion in the Wikipedia community (however, we have to ask to what extend is this a question for the computer science) +* Classification is a basic tool for GT, but we use classification to answer a question, not as an end in itself + * do not sort everything is small precise drawers! + * ask yourself: why do I do this work? what do I want to achieve with this categorisation? + * where are potential problems in this process?: e.g. is a sensible distinction between vandalism and good faith edits even possible? + * do not dissipate energy on every possible thought and question; think about: what am I interested in? what's my mission? theoretical sensitivity: what interests me; which questions are interesting and where can we potentially unearth interesting previously overlooked phenomenons? + * define focal points + +* 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?) + +* During research: ask yourself on an ongoing basis: what do I want? why am I doing things? + +**GT approach to my research** + +* What can we study? + * Discussions on filter patterns? On filter repercussions? + * Whether filters work the desired way/help for a smoother Wikipedia service or is it a lot of work to maintain them and the usefullness is questionable? + +* Comparison between different language versions can be used for theoretical Sampling: +if we have an intuition/suspicion about something, e.g. a notion has very different ideological connotations in different languages/communities; in order to confirm a story.. + +* Vandalism and Good faith edits are opposing poles from a social dynamic perspective (Antagonists vs Helpers) + + +**Random questions for me** + +* Question: Is it worth it to use a filter which has many side effects? +* What can we filter with a REGEX? And what not? Are regexes the suitable technology for the means the community is trying to achieve? +* Can filter editors introduce each filter they feel like introducing? Or is a community consensus due when a new filter is introduced? + + +**Computer science focus** + +* What's a computer scientist's perspective on this topic? "How can we optimise a system"? + +* Maybe talk to 2-3 people from different fields (management? sociology?) and ask them what their interest in the topic would be in order to find own position in contrast to these; +* it could be useful to generate background knowledge and identify potentially interesting literature + +**Literature** + +* Strauss-Corbin (1./2. Edition) +* K.T: Charmaz Constructivist Grounded Theory