#wikiprojects

[digicollab-blog]

Other research (Forte et al. 2012) shows how WikiProjects help Wikipedians coordinate their work on the encyclopedia efficiently, and that the opportunity to communicate and socialize with others was one motivating factor for participating in a WikiProject.

Another research article to read up on

[digicollab-blog]

Choi, Alexander, Kraut, and Levine (2010) have studied socialization of new community members in WikiProjects, examining various tactics used to socialize newcomers and evaluating their effectiveness.

Research to look into

[shimerians]

WikiProject Shimer College is a WikiProject which aims to improve Wikipedia's coverage of Shimer College and related topics, and also to facilitate participation on Wikipedia by members of the Shimer community.

Please ensure that articles relating to Shimer and Shimerians are written from a neutral point of view, and are free of both academic boosterism and its opposite.

Please help this project evolve by providing your own modifications, comments and suggestions. (Leave a message).

[logospedia]

"Wikipe-tan"