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Fri, Mar 6

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.

Weekly update:

  • Data collection has been completed on:
    1. English on-platform survey sample
    2. Spanish on-platform survey sample
    3. US/UK nationally-representative English language Prolific samples
    4. “Open” - no demographic or geographic requirements - English language Prolific sample
    5. “Open” - no demographic or geographic requirements - Spanish language Prolific sample
  • We recommend closing data collection
    • Successfully collected substantial survey samples of both on- and off-platform audiences
    • Oversamples of those self-identifying as non-readers (have not visited in past 30 days) in English and Spanish have yielded subsamples of non-readers that are sufficiently large to enable subgroup analysis:
      • English Prolific non-reader respondents (n≈350)
      • Spanish Prolific non-reader respondents (n≈250)
    • Geographic distribution of Spanish Prolific respondents is different from that of Spanish Wikipedia readership, but provides reasonable representation of major geographic blocs (ie, Spain, Mexico, Colombia/Venezuela, southern cone of South America). Note however that Prolific respondents from southern cone are very disproportionately from Chile.
Fri, Mar 6, 2:58 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Sat, Feb 28

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.

@DDeSouza let's undeploy this on Monday! Thanks!

Sat, Feb 28, 3:32 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T417834: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - ES) Deployment.

@DDeSouza let's undeploy this on Monday. Thanks!

Sat, Feb 28, 3:31 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Fri, Feb 27

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.

No update this week.

Fri, Feb 27, 9:51 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis.

No update this week.

Fri, Feb 27, 9:51 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.
Fri, Feb 27, 9:46 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.

Weekly update:

Fri, Feb 27, 9:46 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.
Fri, Feb 27, 9:44 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417834: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - ES) Deployment.
Fri, Feb 27, 9:44 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Wed, Feb 25

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417834: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - ES) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 25, 6:49 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 25, 5:57 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.
Wed, Feb 25, 1:55 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Fri, Feb 20

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.

No update this week

Fri, Feb 20, 10:01 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.
Fri, Feb 20, 10:00 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.

Weekly update:

  • survey draft approved
  • survey revised based on feedback and on initial user testing in Userlytics
  • english survey draft finalized and sent out for translation
  • QS logistics prep underway
  • english survey draft programmed in Qualtrics
Fri, Feb 20, 9:59 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis.

No update this week due to focus on WE 3.6.8 survey

Fri, Feb 20, 9:57 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Wed, Feb 18

YLiou_WMF updated subscribers of T417834: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - ES) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:51 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417834: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - ES) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:51 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF created T417834: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - ES) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:51 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated subscribers of T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:14 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:13 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:12 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF created T417829: Comparative Reader Research (Current Readers - EN) Deployment.
Wed, Feb 18, 9:07 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Fri, Feb 13

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.

Weekly update:

  • consultations continuing, consultative period extended slightly to account for ongoing APP work by stakeholders
Fri, Feb 13, 9:19 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T414737: Survey Support Desk Q3 FY2025-2026.

Provided consultative support to readers experience team considering Limesurvey for upcoming feature feedback surveys.

Fri, Feb 13, 9:13 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis.
  • Initial survey data analysis shared informally with Applied Science team and Readers research working group
  • Data analysis continuing
Fri, Feb 13, 9:10 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Feb 6 2026

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.

Weekly update:

  • survey draft shared with stakeholders, input incorporated into draft.
  • qualtrics will be used to field survey.
  • will attempt to field ASAP once survey draft finalized and approved by stakeholders
  • survey privacy statement requested and received
Feb 6 2026, 10:30 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis.

Analysis on age and other platforms used by readers to learn and access knowledge provided as input to the Global Trends APP presentation.

Feb 6 2026, 10:27 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Jan 30 2026

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.

Weekly update:

  • Survey draft to be shared early next week.
  • Decision to be made early next week on Qualtrics or Limesurvey administration
  • Tentative plan to field in English and in Spanish
Jan 30 2026, 10:32 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Jan 16 2026

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.
Jan 16 2026, 9:59 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.

Weekly update:

  • Coordinating an unconference session at upcoming WE3/FA offsite for input to survey draft.
  • Survey drafting continues
Jan 16 2026, 9:56 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis.

Analysis is underway, will coordinate with @CMyrick-WMF for work to happen next week.

Jan 16 2026, 9:45 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T414737: Survey Support Desk Q3 FY2025-2026.

No updates this week

Jan 16 2026, 9:44 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Jan 15 2026

YLiou_WMF created T414737: Survey Support Desk Q3 FY2025-2026.
Jan 15 2026, 9:06 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF closed T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research, a subtask of T398379: Readers foundational research: quantitative surveys, as Resolved.
Jan 15 2026, 8:55 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF closed T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research as Resolved.
Jan 15 2026, 8:55 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF moved T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis from FY2025-26-Research-October-December to FY2025-26-Research-January-March on the Research board.
Jan 15 2026, 8:55 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Dec 19 2025

YLiou_WMF added a project to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research: OKR-Work.
Dec 19 2025, 8:18 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF renamed T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief from Applied Science Survey Planning Decision Brief to Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.
Dec 19 2025, 8:17 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF changed the status of T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief from Stalled to In Progress.
Dec 19 2025, 8:17 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.
Dec 19 2025, 8:16 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.
  • Research team for this project has been assembled and roles and responsibilities assigned.
    • Initial project timeline has been developed.
    • Survey drafting is underway
Dec 19 2025, 7:43 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF moved T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research from Backlog to FY2025-26-Research-January-March on the Research board.
Dec 19 2025, 7:42 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)
YLiou_WMF created T413271: WE 3.6.8 Comparative Reader Research.
Dec 19 2025, 7:39 PM · OKR-Work, Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Dec 18 2025

YLiou_WMF created T413091: Global Readers Survey 2025 - Data Cleaning and Analysis.
Dec 18 2025, 2:24 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March)

Dec 11 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410918: Deploy 2025 Global Readers Surveys (non-English).
Dec 11 2025, 9:30 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410918: Deploy 2025 Global Readers Surveys (non-English).
Dec 11 2025, 9:28 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Dec 5 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410695: Global Readers Survey 2025.
Dec 5 2025, 7:24 PM · Research, Epic
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T410695: Global Readers Survey 2025.

Weekly update:

  • Non-english surveys deployed and collecting responses
  • weighting process underway for english survey
Dec 5 2025, 7:24 PM · Research, Epic
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410696: Deploy enwiki edition of 2025 GRS.
Dec 5 2025, 7:23 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Dec 1 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410918: Deploy 2025 Global Readers Surveys (non-English).
Dec 1 2025, 2:39 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Nov 24 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410918: Deploy 2025 Global Readers Surveys (non-English).
Nov 24 2025, 9:48 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF created T410918: Deploy 2025 Global Readers Surveys (non-English).
Nov 24 2025, 4:59 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410696: Deploy enwiki edition of 2025 GRS.
Nov 24 2025, 2:32 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Nov 23 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T410696: Deploy enwiki edition of 2025 GRS.

Yes, I think that's the way to go.

Nov 23 2025, 6:03 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Nov 20 2025

YLiou_WMF updated subscribers of T410696: Deploy enwiki edition of 2025 GRS.

@DDeSouza we're looking to deploy this survey next week. Can we get this set up to be ready to go on Monday (November 24)? Thanks!

Nov 20 2025, 10:41 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T410696: Deploy enwiki edition of 2025 GRS.
Nov 20 2025, 10:39 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF created T410696: Deploy enwiki edition of 2025 GRS.
Nov 20 2025, 10:38 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF created T410695: Global Readers Survey 2025.
Nov 20 2025, 10:18 PM · Research, Epic

Nov 4 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.
Nov 4 2025, 5:14 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Oct 31 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.

Weekly update:

  • survey data analysis is continuing to be added to deck for stakeholders
  • preliminary presentations of survey data conducted for stakeholders this week
  • final deck expected to be shared next week (and hypothesis for T393802 closed)
Oct 31 2025, 8:39 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF set Due Date to Dec 19 2025, 5:00 AM on T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.
Oct 31 2025, 8:06 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work

Oct 24 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.

Weekly update:

  • Survey data has been weighted by OS family, browser family, referrer type, geography (by country), browser language preference, whether user was reading an article in the top 0.05% of enwiki articles by traffic (to adjust for "spiky" traffic)
  • Session length and article topic data analysis begun
  • Phase II survey analysis incorporated into draft readers foundational report deck
Oct 24 2025, 8:44 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Oct 17 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.

Weekly update:

  • Preliminary survey response results shared with T393802 research team.
  • Queried and joined session data with survey responses
  • Queried and joined topics data
  • Began Stage II Analyses
Oct 17 2025, 9:13 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF moved T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief from Staged to FY2025-26-Research-October-December on the Research board.
Oct 17 2025, 8:53 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T391125: Applied Science Survey Planning Strategy Brief.
Oct 17 2025, 8:53 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-January-March), Essential-Work

Oct 15 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 15 2025, 6:42 PM · Research

Oct 10 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398379: Readers foundational research: quantitative surveys.

Weekly update:

  • Phase II Survey was undeployed October 6- response rates *far exceeded expectation* and we recorded ~190,000 unique survey sessions with at least one response (while we had more than enough responses on October 3, we could not undeploy until October 6.
  • Analysis (both survey and web request) is underway.
  • Phase III survey script is being drafted
Oct 10 2025, 9:07 PM · Research

Oct 6 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.
Oct 6 2025, 4:07 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Oct 3 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T405410: Phase III Short Survey.

@DDeSouza we've got plenty of responses coming in! So let's plan on undeploying on Monday October 6. Thanks!

Oct 3 2025, 8:46 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398379: Readers foundational research: quantitative surveys.

Weekly update:

  • Internal (QS) short survey fielded Oct 2. Have been able to verify that we are recording answers in the QS response table. We anticipate undeploying on Oct 6.
Oct 3 2025, 8:45 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 3 2025, 2:06 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 3 2025, 2:06 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 3 2025, 2:06 PM · Research

Oct 2 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.
Oct 2 2025, 7:09 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.
Oct 2 2025, 7:08 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)

Oct 1 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 1 2025, 9:29 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 1 2025, 9:14 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 1 2025, 9:07 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Oct 1 2025, 9:05 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF renamed T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research from Quantitative Survey Analysis Plan to Quantitative Survey Analysis.
Oct 1 2025, 8:51 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF created T406180: Quantitative Survey Analysis for Reader Foundational Research.
Oct 1 2025, 8:24 PM · Research (FY2025-26-Research-October-December)
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T398379: Readers foundational research: quantitative surveys.
Oct 1 2025, 5:42 PM · Research

Sep 29 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 29 2025, 7:18 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 29 2025, 6:59 PM · Research

Sep 24 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 24 2025, 4:31 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 24 2025, 4:28 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 24 2025, 4:06 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 24 2025, 4:05 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 24 2025, 4:01 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 24 2025, 3:55 PM · Research

Sep 23 2025

YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 23 2025, 10:56 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 23 2025, 9:54 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF updated the task description for T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 23 2025, 9:41 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF created T405410: Phase III Short Survey.
Sep 23 2025, 8:55 PM · Research

Sep 19 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398249: [Q1 FY 25-26 Applied Sciences Team] Building the Foundations Research.

Weekly update:

  • Reader Foundational Research:
    • Diary study data collection continues
    • Closed-ended survey draft shared with stakeholders, request for new privacy statement submitted, beginning process for programming and deployment
Sep 19 2025, 9:12 PM · Research

Sep 12 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398379: Readers foundational research: quantitative surveys.

Weekly update:

  • Survey draft work on closed-ended QS survey is underway: tentatively planned to include three use case classification questions and three demographic questions (age, education, gender)
  • Survey timeline for closed-ended QS survey tentatively established (hope to complete data collection prior to planned introduction of temp accounts on enwiki in early October)
Sep 12 2025, 9:04 PM · Research
YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398249: [Q1 FY 25-26 Applied Sciences Team] Building the Foundations Research.

Weekly update:

  • Reader Foundational Research:
    • Diary study data collection is underway
    • Work on closed-ended survey instrument draft is underway, research team met to establish timelines for fielding dates in light of expected temp user account introduction on English Wikipedia (currently slated for Early October): specifically, aim to complete data collection before this
  • QuickSurveys: Yu-Ming and Tanja inputted to QuickSurvey updates scoping (working document [internal]).
  • Newcomers survey: The survey launched on the 9th and is collecting data! An issue with ad blockers affecting event logs is causing a proportion of responses to not have a corresponding quicksurvey event; Tanja and Yu-Ming are brainstorming on how to account for this with weights.
Sep 12 2025, 8:59 PM · Research

Sep 5 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398249: [Q1 FY 25-26 Applied Sciences Team] Building the Foundations Research.

Weekly update:

  • Reader Foundational Research: we have confirmed logistics for recruitment of Userlytics panelists for the diary study
  • Understanding mentorship experiences: 0-coverage QuickSurvey was deployed and appears to be working well; the survey was announced on the enwiki Village Pump on the 3rd; we're scheduled to increase coverage on the QuickSurvey and start collecting data on the 9th!
  • Reader Research Direction: initial draft has been completed and shared for feedback
Sep 5 2025, 9:05 PM · Research

Aug 29 2025

YLiou_WMF added a comment to T398249: [Q1 FY 25-26 Applied Sciences Team] Building the Foundations Research.

No major updates this week

Aug 29 2025, 8:27 PM · Research