Participation in Wikipedia's article deletion processes

  • Authors:
  • R. Stuart Geiger;Heather Ford

  • Affiliations:
  • University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA;University of California, Berkeley, Berkeley CA

  • Venue:
  • Proceedings of the 7th International Symposium on Wikis and Open Collaboration
  • Year:
  • 2011

Quantified Score

Hi-index 0.00

Visualization

Abstract

We present results on a study of two levels of Wikipedia's article deletion process: speedy deletions (or CSDs) and articles for deletions (or AfDs). Our findings indicate that the deletion process is heavily frequented by a relatively small number of longstanding users. In analyzing the rationales given for such deletions, it is apparent that the vast majority of such deleted articles are not spam, vandalism, or 'patent nonsense,' but rather articles which could be considered encyclopedic, but do not fit the project's standards.