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WaltCip is dealing with mental health problems in real life andwill be ceasingtried unsuccessfully to cease editing for a while. 😔

Precious anniversary

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Precious
Eight years!

best wishes --Gerda Arendt(talk)06:35, 25 August 2024 (UTC)[reply]

RFA2024 update: Discussion-only period now open for review

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Hi there! The trial of theRfA discussion-only periodpassed atWP:RFA2024has concluded, and after open discussion, the RfC is now considering whether to retain, modify, or discontinue it. You are invited to participate atWikipedia:Requests for adminship/2024 review/Phase II/Discussion-only period.Cheers, and happy editing!MediaWiki message delivery(talk)09:38, 27 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Invitation to participate in a research

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Hello,

The Wikimedia Foundation is conducting a survey of Wikipedians to better understand what draws administrators to contribute to Wikipedia, and what affects administrator retention. We will use this research to improve experiences for Wikipedians, and address common problems and needs. We have identified you as a good candidate for this research, and would greatly appreciate your participation in thisanonymous survey.

You do not have to be an Administrator to participate.

The survey should take around 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on itsMeta pageand view itsprivacy statement.

Please find our contact on the project Meta page if you have any questions or concerns.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF)(talk)19:27, 23 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@EAsikingarmager (WMF):Per the above message I'm reaching out to you with regards to this invitation. Out of curiosity, does WMF have anIRB protocolor equivalent instrument for surveys like these? In other institutions that carry out human-facing research projects, ordinarily there is an IRB review to indicate that proper steps have been taken to ensure privacy and safety for the subjects/respondents.Duly signed,WaltClipper-(talk)14:02, 24 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Dear @WaltCip,
Thanks for your inquiry about our processes for human-facing research projects. All research conducted by theWikimedia Foundation Research Team,including this project, is subject to internal review proportional to the relative impact and the potential of harm the research could cause. In the case ofthis particular project,I’d like to share the following, all or some of which you may find relevant to your question:
  • As a starting point, theproject privacy policyreferences and contains links to the guardrails ofdata publication guidelinesanddata retention guidelineswe have at WMF.
  • The research has been reviewed internally, including by theWMF Head of Research.
  • As noted at the project Meta page, the survey has its ownprivacy statement,and all interviews are also accompanied by a privacy statement.
  • As described in the privacy statement, to protect research participants, we will purge raw data after 90 days.
  • For this project, we have also worked with the WMF Legal Team, Human Rights Team, and Security Team given the potential sensitivity of data involved. We plan to coordinate with the Human Rights Team as we prepare reporting, with the goal of having them provide us with feedback that can further help safeguard participants.
I hope this response helps address your questions. You may also be interested in some of the Research Team’s values and considerations for conducting research. If so, please check pages 5-6 in theKnowledge Gaps Roadmap.If you have further questions, please feel free to reach out or schedule a 1:1office hourswith myself or Leila Zia, Head of Research at WMF.
Best,EAsikingarmager (WMF)(talk)18:00, 25 October 2024 (UTC)[reply]

Reminder to participate in Wikipedia research

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Hello,

I recently invited you to take a survey about administration on Wikipedia. If you haven’t yet had a chance, there is still time to participate– we’d truly appreciate your feedback. The survey is anonymous and should take about 10-15 minutes to complete. You may read more about the study on itsMeta pageand view itsprivacy statement.

Take the surveyhere.

Kind Regards,

WMF Research Team

BGerdemann (WMF)(talk)00:41, 13 November 2024 (UTC)[reply]

ArbCom 2024 Elections voter message

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Hello! Voting in the2024 Arbitration Committee electionsis now open until 23:59 (UTC) on Monday, 2 December 2024. Alleligible usersare allowed to vote. Users with alternate accounts may only vote once.

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