[Air-L] Wikipedia article edit history extraction tools?
Simon Knight
sjgknight at gmail.com
Wed Aug 15 16:09:48 PDT 2012
You're probably already aware of it but I guess it's worth highlighting
to the list too that the Oxford Internet Institute (OII) does some good
stuff (http://www.oii.ox.ac.uk/), and Mark Graham (there) did a great
talk on the Digital Divide which included lots of stuff a) about
representation of demographic groups on Wiki (including dominant
language - dominant on wiki, males more dominant both in contributions
and pages, etc. which sometimes reflects the historic artefact, e.g. the
husband of the woman with most children has a wiki page, while she does
(or did?) not). Talk can be found here
http://www.zerogeography.net/2012/04/video-of-my-dfid-talk-is-now-online.html.
Good luck with the research
Simon
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Teaching Associate, ORBIT Project
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Nominet Trust Associate Researcher/blogger
http://www.nominettrust.org.uk/knowledge-centre/blogs/
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MPhil candidate, University of Cambridge
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> Message: 1
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 15:38:53 -0700
> From: Monika Sengul-Jones <jones.monika at gmail.com>
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] Wikipedia article edit history extraction tools?
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> Hello Air-L list:
>
> This summer I'm doing research on Wikipedia entries in the field of Science
> and Technology Studies. A central question I'm asking is the extent to
> which this field, as it is now on Wikipedia, includes/features/references
> contributions made by women, feminist theorists, and feminist theory.
>
> To answer this, I'm gathering data on existing pages using a variety of
> mixed methods. I would like to ask for recommendations on tools for
> extracting the history of editing on a page. I want to see how many times a
> given article has been edited, by whom, and what types of edits and content
> contributions are made over time. So far, I've found the "history" tool on
> the Wikipedia page limited. I cannot see how many edits have been made on a
> particular article and understanding what kinds of edits are made (e.g.
> grammatical, content) requires going into each historical page view. I'd
> love to find a way to download the history of an article and extract the
> data into a spreadsheet -- perhaps this is a tall order.
>
> So far, I've found tools for extracting data on Wikipedia from the Digital
> Methods Initiative website (which was first introduced to me by this list
> serve! :)). Specifically, the program History Flow is useful to an extent
> for visualizing types of content contributions and edits over time. But
> there is no way to translate these visualizations into a spreadsheet format
> -- as far as I can tell -- so I've been doing that manually, somehow
> piecing together the history of edits on an article. Meanwhile, I was
> recommended a tool called WikiChecker (
> http://en.wikichecker.com/article/?a=science_studies) but the summary
> format is limited and, at times, contradictory to data I get elsewhere.
>
> If anyone has any other tools or methods to suggest for ways to collect
> data on content contributions and edits on Wikipedia I would be most
> grateful.
>
> I'd also be happy to be in conversation with anymore interested in the
> concept of the project. I'm working on it as a part of the FemTechNet
> Initiative, spearheaded by Anne Balsamo and Alexandra Juhasz. I'm not sure
> if information on the initiative has circulated here, so I'll paste in a
> copy of the "call" which took place last spring. *
> http://aljean.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/femtechnet-long-form-invite-may-2012.pdf
> *
>
> Thank you,
> Monika
>
> --
> Monika Sengul-Jones
> Graduate Student
> Communication & Science Studies
> University of California, San Diego
> msengul at ucsd.edu
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2012 19:02:44 -0400
> From: Peter Timusk <ptimusk at sympatico.ca>
> To: "'Monika Sengul-Jones'" <jones.monika at gmail.com>,
> <air-l at listserv.aoir.org>
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Wikipedia article edit history extraction tools?
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>
> Monika
>
> I am not sure how you will get the demography variables you obviously need.
> I use a handle to do my edits on Wikipedia. That's all you see in the edit
> history. Of course some like me may have a male first name in this handle
> or a female first name. In my legal studies BA we learned that we had to
> cite the first names of scholars because this allowed us to see the gender.
> Wikipedia do not know my gender. Unlike some paid web site that may have my
> credit card data and access to my gender which they could in turn share with
> a researcher I don't think Wikipedia have much real data about me they can
> share.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Monika Sengul-Jones
> Sent: August-14-12 6:39 PM
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] Wikipedia article edit history extraction tools?
>
> Hello Air-L list:
>
> This summer I'm doing research on Wikipedia entries in the field of Science
> and Technology Studies. A central question I'm asking is the extent to which
> this field, as it is now on Wikipedia, includes/features/references
> contributions made by women, feminist theorists, and feminist theory.
>
> To answer this, I'm gathering data on existing pages using a variety of
> mixed methods. I would like to ask for recommendations on tools for
> extracting the history of editing on a page. I want to see how many times a
> given article has been edited, by whom, and what types of edits and content
> contributions are made over time. So far, I've found the "history" tool on
> the Wikipedia page limited. I cannot see how many edits have been made on a
> particular article and understanding what kinds of edits are made (e.g.
> grammatical, content) requires going into each historical page view. I'd
> love to find a way to download the history of an article and extract the
> data into a spreadsheet -- perhaps this is a tall order.
>
> So far, I've found tools for extracting data on Wikipedia from the Digital
> Methods Initiative website (which was first introduced to me by this list
> serve! :)). Specifically, the program History Flow is useful to an extent
> for visualizing types of content contributions and edits over time. But
> there is no way to translate these visualizations into a spreadsheet format
> -- as far as I can tell -- so I've been doing that manually, somehow piecing
> together the history of edits on an article. Meanwhile, I was recommended a
> tool called WikiChecker (
> http://en.wikichecker.com/article/?a=science_studies) but the summary format
> is limited and, at times, contradictory to data I get elsewhere.
>
> If anyone has any other tools or methods to suggest for ways to collect data
> on content contributions and edits on Wikipedia I would be most grateful.
>
> I'd also be happy to be in conversation with anymore interested in the
> concept of the project. I'm working on it as a part of the FemTechNet
> Initiative, spearheaded by Anne Balsamo and Alexandra Juhasz. I'm not sure
> if information on the initiative has circulated here, so I'll paste in a
> copy of the "call" which took place last spring. *
> http://aljean.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/femtechnet-long-form-invite-may-20
> 12.pdf
> *
>
> Thank you,
> Monika
>
> --
> Monika Sengul-Jones
> Graduate Student
> Communication & Science Studies
> University of California, San Diego
> msengul at ucsd.edu
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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 09:26:13 +1000
> From: Marj Kibby <Marj.Kibby at newcastle.edu.au>
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: Re: [Air-L] Wikipedia article edit history extraction tools?
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> Is is possible to get access to non-public data
> http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Research:Index
>
> Marj
>
>
>
> Associate Professor Marjorie Kibby, B.Ed, M.A, Ph.D, FHERDSA
> Director, Student Experience FEDUA
> Head of Discipline: Film, Media and Cultural Studies
> School of Humanities and Social Science
> The University of Newcastle Callaghan NSW 2308 Australia
> Marj.Kibby at newcastle.edu.au
> +61 2 49216604
>>>> Peter Timusk <ptimusk at sympatico.ca> 15/08/12 9:04 AM >>>
> Monika
>
> I am not sure how you will get the demography variables you obviously need.
> I use a handle to do my edits on Wikipedia. That's all you see in the edit
> history. Of course some like me may have a male first name in this handle
> or a female first name. In my legal studies BA we learned that we had to
> cite the first names of scholars because this allowed us to see the gender.
> Wikipedia do not know my gender. Unlike some paid web site that may have my
> credit card data and access to my gender which they could in turn share with
> a researcher I don't think Wikipedia have much real data about me they can
> share.
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org
> [mailto:air-l-bounces at listserv.aoir.org] On Behalf Of Monika Sengul-Jones
> Sent: August-14-12 6:39 PM
> To: air-l at listserv.aoir.org
> Subject: [Air-L] Wikipedia article edit history extraction tools?
>
> Hello Air-L list:
>
> This summer I'm doing research on Wikipedia entries in the field of Science
> and Technology Studies. A central question I'm asking is the extent to which
> this field, as it is now on Wikipedia, includes/features/references
> contributions made by women, feminist theorists, and feminist theory.
>
> To answer this, I'm gathering data on existing pages using a variety of
> mixed methods. I would like to ask for recommendations on tools for
> extracting the history of editing on a page. I want to see how many times a
> given article has been edited, by whom, and what types of edits and content
> contributions are made over time. So far, I've found the "history" tool on
> the Wikipedia page limited. I cannot see how many edits have been made on a
> particular article and understanding what kinds of edits are made (e.g.
> grammatical, content) requires going into each historical page view. I'd
> love to find a way to download the history of an article and extract the
> data into a spreadsheet -- perhaps this is a tall order.
>
> So far, I've found tools for extracting data on Wikipedia from the Digital
> Methods Initiative website (which was first introduced to me by this list
> serve! :)). Specifically, the program History Flow is useful to an extent
> for visualizing types of content contributions and edits over time. But
> there is no way to translate these visualizations into a spreadsheet format
> -- as far as I can tell -- so I've been doing that manually, somehow piecing
> together the history of edits on an article. Meanwhile, I was recommended a
> tool called WikiChecker (
> http://en.wikichecker.com/article/?a=science_studies) but the summary format
> is limited and, at times, contradictory to data I get elsewhere.
>
> If anyone has any other tools or methods to suggest for ways to collect data
> on content contributions and edits on Wikipedia I would be most grateful.
>
> I'd also be happy to be in conversation with anymore interested in the
> concept of the project. I'm working on it as a part of the FemTechNet
> Initiative, spearheaded by Anne Balsamo and Alexandra Juhasz. I'm not sure
> if information on the initiative has circulated here, so I'll paste in a
> copy of the "call" which took place last spring. *
> http://aljean.files.wordpress.com/2012/05/femtechnet-long-form-invite-may-20
> 12.pdf
> *
>
> Thank you,
> Monika
>
> --
> Monika Sengul-Jones
> Graduate Student
> Communication & Science Studies
> University of California, San Diego
> msengul at ucsd.edu
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> Date: Wed, 15 Aug 2012 00:27:02 -0500
> From: Alexander Halavais <halavais at gmail.com>
> To: aoir list <air-l at aoir.org>
> Subject: [Air-L] Fee waiver and Ignite-IR deadline today
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> Just a quick reminder that if you planned to submit a proposal for the
> Ignite series, today (August 15, or at least before i wake up on the 16th)
> is your last chance. The ignite talks were a great way to get out fresh
> ideas last year to a large audience, and a lot of fun to watch. More
> details: http://ir13.aoir.org/ignite-ir/
>
> Likewise, if you want to apply for the IR fee waiver and travel stipend, be
> sure to email your application today. More details:
> http://aoir.org/fee-waivertravel-stipend-for-ir13-0/
>
> For those of you starting out your semesters, best of luck for the fall and
> I look forward to seeing you in Salford for a mid-semester break. I am
> already transcribing a map of the local pubs onto a silk handkerchief in
> case I get lost.
>
> Best,
>
> Alex
>
>
>
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