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I hope to study this dynamic in a pilot project in Indic-language Wikipedia communities. There are dozens of Wikipedias in Indian language versions. I hope to study the experiences of several Indic-language Wikipedia communities with different levels of success in building communities of online participants but with similar numbers of Internet-connected native speakers, that face similar technical and linguistic challenges, that have similar socio-economic and political conditions, and so on. | I hope to study this dynamic in a pilot project in Indic-language Wikipedia communities. There are dozens of Wikipedias in Indian language versions. I hope to study the experiences of several Indic-language Wikipedia communities with different levels of success in building communities of online participants but with similar numbers of Internet-connected native speakers, that face similar technical and linguistic challenges, that have similar socio-economic and political conditions, and so on. | ||
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We are looking for people interested in participating in this study! In exchange for your participation, you will receive a $20 gift card. | We are looking for people interested in participating in this study! In exchange for your participation, you will receive a $20 gift card. | ||
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[[File:Sejal_Khatri.jpg|thumb|200px|Sejal]] | [[File:Sejal_Khatri.jpg|thumb|200px|Sejal]] | ||
I am a design researcher, currently a graduate student in the Information School at the University of Washington, Seattle. My research interests revolve around online communities, peer-production, and open-source software. I have contributed to Wikipedia projects and have supported Indian Language community events in the past. My research involves identifying the success | I am a design researcher, currently a graduate student in the Information School at the University of Washington, Seattle. My research interests revolve around online communities, peer-production, and open-source software. I have contributed to Wikipedia projects and have supported Indian Language community events in the past. My research involves identifying the success patterns of some underrepresented language communities on the Internet and employing them to make informed recommendations for other communities to reinforce the inclusiveness of the web platform. | ||
====Contact Me==== | ====Contact Me==== | ||
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=== Benjamin Mako Hill === | === Benjamin Mako Hill === | ||
Benjamin Mako Hill is an | Benjamin Mako Hill is an Assistant Professor in the University of Washington Department of Communication and an Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Department of Human-Centered Design & Engineering and Computer Science & Engineering. |