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The concept of "social role" has long been used in social science describe the intersection of behavioral, meaningful, and structural attributes that emerge regularly in particular settings and institutions. We use structural signature methods to identify key roles in a large distributed collaboration system (Wikipedia) by examining the distribution of edits across types of pages and the structure of relationships between editors. We distinguish between technical editors, substantive experts, vandal fighters, and social networkers and demonstrate key ways that their patterns of interaction and contribution differ. We conclude by considering how differential entry into and retention in particular roles may affect the operation of the larger social system. |
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| Welser, Howard., Kossinets, Gueorgi., Smith, Marc. and Cosley, Dan. "Finding social roles in Wikipedia" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA, Jul 31, 2008 <Not Available>. 2009-05-23 <http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p243019_index.html> |
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| Welser, H. T., Kossinets, G. , Smith, M. A. and Cosley, D. , 2008-07-31 "Finding social roles in Wikipedia" Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association Annual Meeting, Sheraton Boston and the Boston Marriott Copley Place, Boston, MA Online <APPLICATION/PDF>. 2009-05-23 from http://www.allacademic.com/meta/p243019_index.html |
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Abstract: The concept of "social role" has long been used in social science describe the intersection of behavioral, meaningful, and structural attributes that emerge regularly in particular settings and institutions. We use structural signature methods to identify key roles in a large distributed collaboration system (Wikipedia) by examining the distribution of edits across types of pages and the structure of relationships between editors. We distinguish between technical editors, substantive experts, vandal fighters, and social networkers and demonstrate key ways that their patterns of interaction and contribution differ. We conclude by considering how differential entry into and retention in particular roles may affect the operation of the larger social system. |
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| 1 Finding social roles in Wikipedia 1 Howard T. Welser Dan Cosley Gueorgi Kossinets Austin Lin Fedor Dokshin Geri Gay and Marc Smith Abstract: The concept of "social role" has long been used in social science describe the intersection of behavioral meaningful and structural attributes that emerge regularly in particular settings and institutions. We use structural signature methods to identify key roles in a large distributed collaboration system (Wikipedia) by examining the distribution of edits across types of pages |
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