Tag: Wikipedia
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Our knowledge of how automated agents interact is rather poor (and that could be a problem)
We might expect bot interactions to be relatively predictable and uneventful.
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Can we predict electoral outcomes from Wikipedia traffic?
Data show that the relative change in page views to the general Wikipedia page on…
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Edit wars! Examining networks of negative social interaction
– in Social Data ScienceWhile these interactions are less common, they strongly affect people’s psychological well-being, physical health, and…
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Why global contributions to Wikipedia are so unequal
– in DevelopmentThe geography of knowledge has always been uneven. Some people and places have always been…
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What explains the worldwide patterns in user-generated geographical content?
As geographic content and geospatial information becomes increasingly integral to our everyday lives, places that…
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Geotagging reveals Wikipedia is not quite so equal after all
– in DevelopmentWikipedia is often seen as a great equaliser. But it’s starting to look like global…
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What is stopping greater representation of the MENA region?
Negotiating the wider politics of Wikipedia can be a daunting task, particularly when in it…
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How well represented is the MENA region in Wikipedia?
There are more Wikipedia articles in English than Arabic about almost every Arabic speaking country…
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The sum of (some) human knowledge: Wikipedia and representation in the Arab World
Arabic is one of the least represented major world languages on Wikipedia: few languages have…
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Edit wars! Measuring and mapping society’s most controversial topics
Although some topics are globally debated, like religion and politics, there are many topics which…
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Who represents the Arab world online?
The Middle East and North Africa are relatively under-represented in Wikipedia. Even after accounting for…