Technology-Mediated Contributions: Editing Behaviors Among New Wikipedians

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Technology-Mediated Contributions: Editing Behaviors Among New Wikipedians
Authors
Judd Antin
Coye Cheshire
Oded Nov
Publication date
2012
DOI
10.1145/2145204.2145264
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Technology-Mediated Contributions: Editing Behaviors Among New Wikipedians - scientific work related to Wikipedia quality published in 2012, written by Judd Antin, Coye Cheshire and Oded Nov.

Overview

The power-law distribution of participation characterizes a wide variety of technology-mediated social participation (TMSP) systems, and Wikipedia is no exception. A minority of active contributors does most of the work. While the existence of a core of highly active contributors is well documented, how those individuals came to be so active is less well understood. In this study authors extend prior research on TMSP and Wikipedia by examining in detail the characteristics of the revisions that new contributors make. In particular authors focus on new users who maintain a minimum level of sustained activity during their first six months. Authors use content analysis of individual revisions as well as other quantitative techniques to examine three research questions regarding the effect of early diversification of activity, nature vs. nurture, and associations with later administrative and organizational activity. Authors present analyses that address each of these questions, and conclude with implications for understanding of the progression of participation on Wikipedia and other TMSP systems.

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Antin, Judd; Cheshire, Coye; Nov, Oded. (2012). "[[Technology-Mediated Contributions: Editing Behaviors Among New Wikipedians]]".DOI: 10.1145/2145204.2145264.

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Antin, Judd; Cheshire, Coye; Nov, Oded. (2012). &quot;<a href="https://wikipediaquality.com/wiki/Technology-Mediated_Contributions:_Editing_Behaviors_Among_New_Wikipedians">Technology-Mediated Contributions: Editing Behaviors Among New Wikipedians</a>&quot;.DOI: 10.1145/2145204.2145264.