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== What kind of support do projects need? == |
== What kind of support do projects need? == |
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It depends a lot on what the project is intended to accomplish. If the idea is to develop a tool, someone will have to write the software (E.g., [[Research:Software for quick processing of Wikidumps|Software for quick processing of Wikidumps]]. If the idea is to perform a quantitative analysis, someone is going to have to get the data and perform the requisite statistics/visualization (E.g., [[Research:Newcomer survival models|Newcomer survival models]]. Often a project will need a group of people to help perform a qualitative analysis (I.e., using your eyeballs. E.g., [[Research:Newcomer quality|Newcomer quality]]). Most project ideas will list the support needed in the [[R: |
It depends a lot on what the project is intended to accomplish. If the idea is to develop a tool, someone will have to write the software (E.g., [[Research:Software for quick processing of Wikidumps|Software for quick processing of Wikidumps]]. If the idea is to perform a quantitative analysis, someone is going to have to get the data and perform the requisite statistics/visualization (E.g., [[Research:Newcomer survival models|Newcomer survival models]]. Often a project will need a group of people to help perform a qualitative analysis (I.e., using your eyeballs. E.g., [[Research:Newcomer quality|Newcomer quality]]). Most project ideas will list the support needed in the [[R:Labs2/Proposals|proposal]]. |
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Revision as of 17:26, 27 September 2013
Who can participate?
Everyone! The original idea behind L2 is to democratize data analysis, exploration, experimentation and new tool development.
How do I get started?
Add your username to the member list to be notified of events. Check out the current list of proposed projects and active projects to see if one interests you or feel free to propose a new project. You might also consider signing up for wiki-research-l, a mailing list for Wikipedia researchers.
What do L2 members do?
Labs2 members' activities range from answering research questions to developing new tools for Wikipedians. Members propose new project ideas and support the ideas of others. Once enough people and resources are behind a proposal, it is converted into a project.
What kind of support do projects need?
It depends a lot on what the project is intended to accomplish. If the idea is to develop a tool, someone will have to write the software (E.g., Software for quick processing of Wikidumps. If the idea is to perform a quantitative analysis, someone is going to have to get the data and perform the requisite statistics/visualization (E.g., Newcomer survival models. Often a project will need a group of people to help perform a qualitative analysis (I.e., using your eyeballs. E.g., Newcomer quality). Most project ideas will list the support needed in the proposal.