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A Platform for Visually Exploring the Development of Wikipedia Articles

Authors

Erik Borra,David Laniado,Esther Weltevrede,Michele Mauri,Giovanni Magni,Tommaso Venturini,Paolo Ciuccarelli,Richar Rogers,Andreas Kaltenbrunner

University of Amsterdam,Barcelona Media,University of Amsterdam,Politecnico di Milano,Politecnico di Milano,Sciences Po,Politecnico di Milano,University of Amsterdam,Barcelona Media


Proceedings:

Proceedings of the International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media, 9

Volume

Issue:

Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Ninth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media

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Demonstration Papers

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Abstract:

When looking for information on Wikipedia, Internet users generally just read the latest version of an article. However, in its back-end there is much more: associated to each article are the edit history and talk pages, which together entail its full evolution. These spaces can typically reach thousands of contributions, and it is not trivial to make sense of them by manual inspection. This issue also affects Wikipedians, especially the less experienced ones, and constitutes a barrier for new editor engagement and retention. To address these limitations, Contropedia offers its users unprecedented access to the development of an article, using wiki links as focal points.

DOI:

10.1609/icwsm.v9i1.14581


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Vol. 9 No. 1 (2015): Ninth International AAAI Conference on Web and Social Media