[wiki-research] Call for participation: Your experiences and thoughts on Wikipedia bots and automated editing tools

[Randall Livingstone]

Greetings!-



My name is Randall Livingstone, and I am a doctoral student at the
University of Oregon, studying digital media and online communities. I am
posting to invite you to participate in my dissertation research exploring
the work of Wikipedia editors, programmers, and administrators involved in
the creation and management of bots and automated editing tools. Questions
will address your contributions to Wikipedia, and specifically, your
thoughts, opinions and experiences working with bots, automated editing
tools, and technical protocol in the system.

The interview should take 30 to 45 minutes and can be conducted online or
in-person, at your convenience (considering what is logistically possible).
I will be interviewing over the next 4 months, so I am flexible in terms of
when the interview will take place.


Additionally, I am looking for WikiSym 2011 attendees who would be
interested in speaking with me at the conference (or a nearby establishment)
about bots and bot-related issues.


If you are interested in participating, please email me<livingst at uoregon.edu>,
and kindly pass this notice along to fellow Wikipedians who may be
interested.  Thank you in advance, and I look forward to hearing from you.


Randall Livingstone

livingst at uoregon.edu


(ps...here's the required IRB language for this message)



Your interview responses will help online communication researchers like me
to better understand the collaborations, challenges, and purposeful work of
Wikipedia editors and programmers like you.



The interview is voluntary, and your confidentiality will be protected. You
will have the choice of using your real name, Wikipedia username, or
creating a unique pseudonym during the research.  Your name will not appear
on any documents or in the actual dissertation if you wish to keep it
confidential. If you choose to keep your name secret, I will be the only one
with access to materials including your name. If you agree to be interviewed
online and would not like your name to appear in the dissertation, please
note that online communication is not always completely secure and absolute
privacy is not guaranteed. I will do my best to protect your information by
immediately removing your name from saved text files, and all information
will be encrypted and save only on my personal computer immediately
following the interview.



There are no foreseeable risks to you by participating in this study. You
may choose to not answer any question or questions, and you may withdraw at
any time. By agreeing to be interviewed, you are providing informed consent
to participate in the research and for the interview to be recorded via
audio or video (when applicable). You may also obtain a copy of this consent
form at any time.



If you have any questions about the study, please contact me via my Talk
Page (UOJComm) or at livingst at uoregon.edu. My faculty advisor is Dr. Bish
Sen, who may be reached at bsen at uoregon.edu. If you have any questions
regarding your rights as a research participant, please contact the Office
for Protection of Human Subjects at human_subjects at orc.uoregon.edu.




-- 
Randall Livingstone
Doctoral Candidate & Graduate Teaching Fellow
School of Journalism & Communication
University of Oregon
livingst at uoregon.edu
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