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To be presented at: [http://www.ht2011.org/ ''HT 2011: 22nd ACM Conference on Hypertext and Hypermedia''], June 2011, Eindhoven, The Netherlands.
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By [[User:DavidLaniado | David Laniado]] and [[User:RiccardoTasso | Riccardo Tasso]]
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==== Abstract ====
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The study of collaboration patterns in wikis can help shed light on the process of content creation by online communities.
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To turn a wiki's revision history into a collaboration network, we propose an algorithm that identifies as authors of a page the users who provided the most of its relevant content, measured in terms of quantity and of acceptance by the community.
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The scalability of this approach allows us to study the English Wikipedia community as a co-authorship network.
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We find evidence of the presence of a nucleus of very active contributors, who seem to spread over the whole wiki, and to interact preferentially with inexperienced users.
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The fundamental role played by this elite is witnessed by the growing centrality of sociometric stars in the network.
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Isolating the community active around a category, it is possible to study its specific dynamics and most influential authors.
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Download: [[Media:Coauthorship2.pdf | PDF]]
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