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Anomaly Detection - alert if large scale deletions detected for some targeted groups
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Description

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:

  1. Enabling third party applications with data API
  2. Allow export of article deletions data for further analysis