What
Anomaly detection to detect large scale deletions targeting a particular gender, language, or occupation, or event (date range)
Why
To alert community members about targeted deletions
Use case: As a researcher, I want to export data about article deletions for further analysis
Verbatim - “I see a lot of efforts to create new articles on women becoming a magnet for deletion, women of color being nominated for deletion” - Diversity focused Editor (native English user)
Want to learn more? Find our user research report on Wikimedia Commons.
User Research Report Link
How
Some Ideas:
- Enabling third party applications with data API
- Allow export of article deletions data for further analysis