tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post1779544402513163151..comments2024-02-14T22:06:08.851-08:00Comments on Augmented Social Cognition Research Blog from PARC: WikiDashboard: Providing social transparency to WikipediaEd H. Chihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-58042304839070394322009-08-04T23:25:58.469-07:002009-08-04T23:25:58.469-07:00yes, we knew about the greasemonkey script, but yo...yes, we knew about the greasemonkey script, but you're right, we have not put a link up on our site to it. We should.... I'll let Bongwon know.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-41029928407221049002009-08-04T22:16:19.056-07:002009-08-04T22:16:19.056-07:00You're welcome! I've got close to 30k edit...You're welcome! I've got close to 30k edits, and I find it's useful to identify the article's primary editors when things happen (FAC nom, etc). <br /><br />It's also helpful to see which articles I'm the primary contributor to :)<br /><br />Did you know about that greasemonkey script? I don't see any mention of it on your site, but I didn't look particularly hard.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019520669805313516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-32237284720095573992009-08-04T21:40:42.773-07:002009-08-04T21:40:42.773-07:00@ Disavian
Sorry about the problem! The database ...@ Disavian<br />Sorry about the problem! The database server we rely on (called toolserver in Europe) is being updated and upgraded. This should be finished in a few days, and everything hopefully will be back to normal.<br /><br />It's great to know you're using our system.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-49590875235691741782009-08-04T16:06:09.239-07:002009-08-04T16:06:09.239-07:00I've been using this greasemonkey script and i...I've been using this <a href="http://userscripts.org/scripts/show/36964" rel="nofollow">greasemonkey script</a> and it recently stopped working for me. Any idea what's wrong?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18019520669805313516noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-84582683002436561912009-02-19T18:23:00.000-08:002009-02-19T18:23:00.000-08:00We added this as a link to our home page on WikiDa...We added this as a link to our home page on WikiDashboard, and will start thinking about revamping that page to make it look a little more professional and feature the bookmarklet a little more prominently. Thanks for reminding us to put that link up.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-8514080867487298922009-02-19T13:26:00.000-08:002009-02-19T13:26:00.000-08:00Thanks, that bookmarklet does nearly everything I'...Thanks, that bookmarklet does nearly everything I'd expect in an add-on, and is much easier for you folks to create. Awesome!Nicholas Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596625234031076418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-29924591970274481862009-02-18T12:56:00.000-08:002009-02-18T12:56:00.000-08:00We actually had a plugin for firefox at one point ...We actually had a plugin for firefox at one point in time, and we might be able to resurrect that piece of code.<BR/><BR/>In the mean time, you might be interested in using our <A HREF="http://asc-parc.blogspot.com/2007/12/bookmarklet-for-wikidashboard.html" REL="nofollow">wikidashboard bookmarklet</A> for now:<BR/>http://asc-parc.blogspot.com/2007/12/bookmarklet-for-wikidashboard.htmlEd H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-88228447054022667642009-02-18T10:36:00.000-08:002009-02-18T10:36:00.000-08:00I have only two words for you: Firefox Add-on! Yo...I have only two words for you: Firefox Add-on! You need a firefox add-on. I'm not really interested in cruising to your site every time I end up on wikipedia - google searches take me there all the time, and I'd like to be able to see your excellent work any time at all. It would be different if I went to Wikipedia with intent, and stayed there for a period of time, but that isn't how I browse.<BR/><BR/>With a firefox extension, lots of people could view your visualization of the edit history on any page, any time. The community that uses firefox extensions is very forward-thinking, and would probably adopt en masse. You've already shown that lots of people are interested in the idea, given all the media attention you've earned, and this would launch you yet further. Please!Nicholas Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07596625234031076418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-9446471867133063512009-02-13T00:55:00.000-08:002009-02-13T00:55:00.000-08:00OptimistBen:You are absolutely correct. We haven'...OptimistBen:<BR/>You are absolutely correct. We haven't yet find an easy method to identify the quality of the edit computationally across all 100+ million revisions recorded by Wikipedia. If we can come up with one, that'd definitely be the next thing we try.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-7287070959311892882008-04-13T17:10:00.000-07:002008-04-13T17:10:00.000-07:00You need to distinguish between quality and quanti...You need to distinguish between quality and quantity of edits. Allow us to list people's edits by the amount of changes they did. I generally try to fit a lot of changes in single edits.<BR/><BR/>In order to reward good Wikipedia edits, you have to separate the copyeditors from the people who contribute content.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-760172792636315492007-12-12T18:27:00.000-08:002007-12-12T18:27:00.000-08:00Conner, we only have data up to July 2007, so we d...Conner, we only have data up to July 2007, so we don't have a latest counts. However, we just recently obtained a toolserver account on Wikipedia, and hope to have a live version with live numbers up real soon.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-51260324518883214502007-12-12T17:17:00.000-08:002007-12-12T17:17:00.000-08:00Are you sure this wikidashboard is accurate? I fo...Are you sure this wikidashboard is accurate? I found cases where the numbers from wikidashboard are not matching with the wannabe_kate tool.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00710769971930996628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-53660706927428931052007-11-02T18:47:00.000-07:002007-11-02T18:47:00.000-07:00http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.htmlThis is a pret...http://www.lkozma.net/wpv/index.html<BR/><BR/>This is a pretty simple mashup between the recent changes data on Wikipedia and Google Maps, but it is just very cool and interesting to watch.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-52509601368403999072007-10-23T15:16:00.000-07:002007-10-23T15:16:00.000-07:00The dark site of the blossoming freespeech on the ...The dark site of the blossoming free<BR/>speech on the web is this:<BR/><BR/>http://www.delawareonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20070423/BUSINESS/704230309/1003%0A<BR/><BR/>A growing # of employees get fired for their online activities. Freedom<BR/>of speech doesn't protect people much in the corporate world.<BR/><BR/>Interesting experiments are starting to challenge that like RateMyBossCafe.com<BR/><BR/>But sadly the tightened corp policies may suffocate such experiments. A balance and clarity are badly needed to protect freedom of speech on the web.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-81526973937691683402007-10-21T21:22:00.000-07:002007-10-21T21:22:00.000-07:00Gregory: You're right that our choice of 5, 10, o...Gregory: You're right that our choice of 5, 10, or 20 results per dashboard list is pretty arbitrary. We're working on enhancements to the tool so that you can see more in the near future. Stay tuned.<BR/><BR/>Regarding your comment about "ABF" (assume bad faith), part of the idea behind WikiDashboard is not to place any judgement about the appropriateness of the edits. Rather, the idea is to make the activity more transparent so that people can make value judgements on their own.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-62697588807265023272007-10-19T05:56:00.000-07:002007-10-19T05:56:00.000-07:00Just wanted to add my two cents. This is a great ...Just wanted to add my two cents. This is a great add-on to Wikipedia for those of us who come at it with an ABF attitude -- "assume bad faith". It would be fantastic to see the User:XYZ pages have a "see more pages" feature. Only seeing the top 10 contributions of, for example, User:JzG doesn't allow us to see if his logged-in activity shows the same proclivity for large-busted women as his not-so-anonymous IP address editing has shown to be very much the case. I want the top 100 pages Guy Chapman has edited!Gregory Kohshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17207068772106028805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-44174949645669749652007-10-18T10:50:00.000-07:002007-10-18T10:50:00.000-07:00ResearchBuzz covered us<A HREF="http://www.researchbuzz.org/wp/2007/09/22/get-a-new-perspective-on-wikipedia-with-wikidashboard/" REL="nofollow">ResearchBuzz covered us</A>Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-33247892444730911632007-10-09T20:49:00.000-07:002007-10-09T20:49:00.000-07:00Liam from the Wikipedia Weekly podcast writes to u...Liam from the Wikipedia Weekly podcast writes to us:<BR/><BR/>The episode is now published and downloadable in MP3 and .ogg format. Thanks very much for your time and your thoughts. <BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:WikiProject_WikipediaWeekly/Episode32" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia Weekly episode32</A><BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://www.wikipediaweekly.com" REL="nofollow">http://www.wikipediaweekly.com</A><BR/><BR/>I look forward to hearing from you in the future, <BR/>best,<BR/>LiamEd H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-72441234777899972982007-09-24T18:40:00.000-07:002007-09-24T18:40:00.000-07:00Oslo IRC: Many thanks for the grammar check there....Oslo IRC: Many thanks for the grammar check there. I've fixed the post with a strike-thru.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-37295816869999227222007-09-24T12:05:00.000-07:002007-09-24T12:05:00.000-07:00Very interesting project! BTW, had this blog been ...Very interesting project! BTW, had this blog been a wiki, I would have corrected "However, even Wales himself have been quoted as saying that" to "...Wales himself has been quoted.."<BR/>Cheers!Petterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12397935428853759685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-33914442091708995362007-09-18T09:38:00.000-07:002007-09-18T09:38:00.000-07:00nojhan: we do have plans to get the tool working o...nojhan: we do have plans to get the tool working on the other language Wikipedias, so stay tuned. (It isn't trivial, since we have to download the data from the foundation and then run our various counting algorithms on the data, and the data can be huge!)<BR/><BR/>Jonny Cache: Yes, we thought of similar ideas to label the number of reverts a user received/given, whether the person is an admin, whether the user is banned, etc, but we just haven't gotten to it. Thanks for the suggestion, and we'll try to roll it out in the next version.<BR/><BR/>BTW, the WashingtonPost article that mentioned us briefly is now being syndicated at other news outlets, such as the <A HREF="http://www.mercurynews.com/ci_6925323?source=rss&nclick_check=1" REL="nofollow">SJ Mercury</A>.Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-29382622497581922812007-09-18T08:44:00.000-07:002007-09-18T08:44:00.000-07:00Ed,Let first apologize for the excessive brevity o...Ed,<BR/><BR/>Let first apologize for the excessive brevity of my initial remark — I assure you, that seldom happens!<BR/><BR/>By way of further explanation, then, let me give a concrete example of what I mean.<BR/><BR/>If we look at the <A HREF="http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/Charles_Peirce" REL="nofollow">Wikidashboard display for the Wikipedia article on Charles Sanders Peirce</A><BR/>, we see that 33.9% of the edits are by the editor <A HREF="http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/User:Jon_Awbrey" REL="nofollow">Jon Awbrey</A>, and a check of the corresponding user page shows that the editor in question is now banned or indefinitely blocked, depending on your definitions and who you ask.<BR/><BR/>There are many similar questions that might be asked about different subsets of the editor population, whose answers could be visualized by highlighting the rows of the Dashboard display with distinctive tinctures of various sorts.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-40876571052595596902007-09-18T01:39:00.000-07:002007-09-18T01:39:00.000-07:00Interesting tool, do you plan to make it available...Interesting tool, do you plan to make it available for other languages or to suggest its inclusion on MediaWiki ?nojhanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01109653210585836352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-86676170722622103662007-09-18T01:12:00.000-07:002007-09-18T01:12:00.000-07:00Jossi, Banyan Tree: I agree, upon some reflection ...Jossi, Banyan Tree: I agree, upon some reflection on your arguments about why the design could be improved. We should have disambiguiated those two edit counts instead of lumping them together. We will try and have an updated version in the near future. Thanks for your comments!Ed H. Chihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06360447323238002978noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4999686744433629981.post-3494750695345451392007-09-18T00:36:00.000-07:002007-09-18T00:36:00.000-07:00This is really neat. I got here via a mention at ...This is really neat. I got here via a mention at the <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Wikipedia_Signpost/2007-09-17/News_and_notes" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia Signpost</A>.<BR/><BR/>I'll second Jossi above about disaggregating talk edits. I'm listed as one of the top editors to the <A HREF="http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/Main_Page" REL="nofollow"> Main Page</A>, solely due to the posts to <A HREF="http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/Talk:Main_Page" REL="nofollow"> Talk:Main Page</A>, which is an entirely different animal. Besides weird exceptions like this, some editors do a lot more discussing than editing, so the result is skewed by adding them together.<BR/><BR/><A HREF="http://wikidashboard.parc.com/wiki/User:BanyanTree" REL="nofollow"> BanyanTree</A>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com