From a950931a708569e18ad1b1c45ed82c1138d09dec Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Benjamin Mako Hill Date: Sun, 26 Oct 2014 13:39:27 -0700 Subject: [PATCH] updated with new limitations section --- docs/homepage.rst | 20 ++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 20 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/homepage.rst b/docs/homepage.rst index a0f8ad6..8e2758a 100644 --- a/docs/homepage.rst +++ b/docs/homepage.rst @@ -117,6 +117,26 @@ __ enwiki_201210-redirect_spells-v1.RData __ http://www.r-project.org/ __ enwiki_201210-redirect_spells-v1.tsv.bz2 +Limitations +=============== + +Taking redirects into account is one important step that Wikipedia +researchers should take but it is hardly a panacea. As just one example, +in conversations after the publication of this paper, we have realized +that page moves may lead to additional challenges in interpreting view +data and in some cases to challenges in interpreting redirect data +itself. This work reflects a step toward increased validity but it is +incomplete. + +Depending on the research question, a complete picture may need to take +redirects, moves, other administrative actions, changing ways of +measuring views, bot and bot-assisted editing, along with other +currently unidentified features, into account. We hope to extend our +work with redirects and explore these issues and we hope other +researchers will join us in these efforts to build a better +understanding, tools, and datasets that can improve Wikipedia research. + + More Information ================== -- 2.30.2