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I am not sure that the edit wars reveal correctly the controversial topics. Edit wars also show pages where contributors are more beginners, like perhaps 'List
by Cynddl 13y ago
I am not sure that the edit wars reveal correctly the controversial topics. Edit wars also show pages where contributors are more beginners, like perhaps 'List of World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc. employees'. Lots of new contributors don't understand the rules and try to push their edits by editing a few time a page.
The paper takes into account the weight of an editor – "The weight of an editor x is defined
as the number of edits N performed by him or her" – without distinction between small and large edits for instance. Is it really a relevant metric?
- devindotcom 13y agoIf you read the methods, they discount things like senior editors removing changes made by junior editors. The "controversy" they define as when editors repeatedly undo each other's additions.