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Participation in Wikipedia's article deletion processes

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R. Stuart Geiger,

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WikiSym '11: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration

Pages 201 - 202

https://doi.org/10.1145/2038558.2038593

Published: 03 October 2011 Publication History

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We present results on a study of two levels of Wikipedia's article deletion process: speedy deletions (or CSDs) and articles for deletions (or AfDs). Our findings indicate that the deletion process is heavily frequented by a relatively small number of longstanding users. In analyzing the rationales given for such deletions, it is apparent that the vast majority of such deleted articles are not spam, vandalism, or 'patent nonsense,' but rather articles which could be considered encyclopedic, but do not fit the project's standards.

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Participation in Wikipedia's article deletion processes
1. Human-centered computing
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    1. Interaction paradigms
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  1. Information retrieval
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WikiSym '11: Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration

October 2011

245 pages

ISBN:9781450309097

DOI:10.1145/2038558

Conference Chair:
Felipe Ortega
University Rey Juan Carlos, Madrid, Spain
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Andrea Forte
Drexel University, Philadelphia

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