Grants talk:Programs/Wikimedia Research Fund/Disinformation, Wikimedia and Alternative Content Moderation Models: Possibilities and Challenges
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Feedback from Redwidgeon (talk)[edit]
1. In what ways do you think this research can support you or other members of the Wikimedia communities in the work that you do on the Wikimedia projects?
- I think this research is important to any WP/WM contributor. In the past several years, so many of us have experienced the disastrous impact of mis- & dis-information & it would be valuable for all of us to better understand how different communities interact to identify trusted sources on controversial issues.
2. What advice do you have for the authors to improve their research or the impact of their research? (We encourage you to share with the authors projects or initiatives that you think can benefit from the result of their research. This can help the authors connect their work with ongoing projects in the early stages of their research.)
- The proposal doesn't specify which language(s) the results will be published in but given that the researcher plans wide dissemination in Latin America I am guessing Spanish? Perhaps also English & Portuguese? It would be helpful to clarify this & translations may have some impact on budget.
- It would also be helpful to explicitly frame the questions that this research hopes to answer; e.g. "How does Wikipedia’s community deal with disinformation and the issue of 'trusted sources' in contexts of disagreement and controversy?" & "Can a community-led moderation system successfully sieve sources for trustworthiness?"
3. Please share any other feedback about this proposal that you think the Research Fund Committee should consider below.