2023:Program/Technology/HPVT3F-Supporting moderators at the Wikimedia Foundation

Title: Supporting moderators at the Wikimedia Foundation

Speakers:

Sam Walton

Sam Walton is a Senior Product Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation and an administrator at the English Wikipedia. At the WMF he works on the Moderator Tools team, which is also responsible for running The Wikipedia Library program.

Peter Pelberg

Peter Pelberg works as a product manager on the Wikimedia Foundation’s Editing Team. Source: https://wikimania.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Espresso_machine_repair_shop.png

Jaz

I’ve been working for the Wikimedia Foundation since 2018. I’m currently the Lead Product Manager for the Apps team. Previously, I worked as the Technical Program Manager for the Editing, Growth and Web teams. My favorite Wikipedia article to upkeep is Go-Go on EN Wiki.

Kirsten Stoller

Kirsten Stoller is a Senior Product Manager at the Wikimedia Foundation, working with the Growth team. As a former reference librarian, with a unique background in product management for crowdsourced information products, she is passionate about supporting readers and editors on mobile devices and engaging younger generations in the movement.

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Room: Room 311

Start time: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 11:15:00 +0800

End time: Fri, 18 Aug 2023 12:15:00 +0800

Type: Roundtable / open discussion

Track: Technology

Submission state: confirmed

Duration: 60 minutes

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Presentation language: en

Abstract & description

Abstract

In this session, staff from the Wikimedia Foundation will share plans for supporting moderators (e.g. patrollers, administrators, and stewards) in the upcoming annual plan. We will host an open discussion about your needs and how we can best support you with product investments.

Description

In the Wikimedia Foundation’s annual plan there will be a substantial focus on moderators in the Product department. Teams including Moderator Tools, Anti-Harassment Tools, Apps, and Editing will be aiming to make improvements to the experience of reviewing and curating content on Wikimedia projects. We want to make the lives of patrollers, administrators, and stewards easier and improve moderation workflows.

The Moderator Tools team will invite discussion about content moderation on mobile web, Editing will share information about their ‘Edit check’ project, and other teams will contribute their plans for the next year.

We will then host a discussion about what moderators need on Wikimedia projects. If you’re frustrated by a tool, find a moderation process time consuming, or feel like functionality is missing on your project, come along and share your thoughts!

Further details

Qn. How does your session relate to the event themes: Diversity, Collaboration Future?

We would like this session to be a useful knowledge-sharing exercise, both for community members to learn from each other, and for the Wikimedia Foundation to gather a wide range of voices to direct our work in the coming year. As this is the first year that we’ve had a substantial focus on moderators in some time, this will help to guide the future of our work in this space.

Qn. What is the experience level needed for the audience for your session?

Some experience will be needed

Qn. What is the most appropriate format for this session?

Onsite in Singapore
Remote online participation, livestreamed
Remote from a satellite event
Hybrid with some participants in Singapore and others dialing in remotely
Pre-recorded and available on demand