October 24, 2022 08:43 pm
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/24/23404425/wikipedia-wikimedia-foundation-mentors-suggested-edits-newcomers-machine-learning-updates
Wikimedia is adding features to make editing Wikipedia more fun
Wikipedia is one of the sturdiest survivors of the old web, as well as one of the most clearly human-powered ones, thanks to a multitude of editors making changes across the globe. But after celebrating the site’s 20th birthday last year, the Wikimedia Foundation is turning to new — and more heavily automated — tools in search of its next wave of contributors. It’s adding features designed to ease users into making their own edits, including suggestions for easy first steps like cross-linking different articles. It’s doing so while trying not to weaken the bonds of its individual communities — and, the Wikimedia team hopes, possibly even making them stronger.
Wikimedia has been testing extra features for newcomers since 2019, and it’s...
Original Link: https://www.theverge.com/2022/10/24/23404425/wikipedia-wikimedia-foundation-mentors-suggested-edits-newcomers-machine-learning-updates
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