论文标题
出版前审核的风险，利益和后果：17个Wikipedia语言版本的证据
The Risks, Benefits, and Consequences of Prepublication Moderation: Evidence from 17 Wikipedia Language Editions
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论文摘要
许多在线社区依赖于推后节制，在这种情况下，贡献者（即使是被认为是冒险的人）也可以立即发布材料以及事实后进行节制。另一种安排涉及在发布之前调节内容。一系列社区反对出版前的节制，建议它使新成员的贡献降低，并且会通过额外的节制工作来分散建立的社区成员的注意力。我们介绍了一个名为标语的预审系统的效果的经验分析，该系统由Wikipedia语言版本部署。我们使用来自17个大型Wikipedia版本的面板数据来测试与系统对活动水平和贡献质量的影响有关的一系列假设。我们发现该系统在防止低质量的贡献变得越来越有效。尽管有一些证据表明该系统劝阻没有账户的用户参与，但我们的分析表明该系统对贡献量和质量的影响最多是中等的。我们的发现表明，对出版预审系统对贡献质量和项目生产率的主要负面影响的担忧可能被夸大了。
Many online communities rely on postpublication moderation where contributors, even those that are perceived as being risky, are allowed to publish material immediately and where moderation takes place after the fact. An alternative arrangement involves moderating content before publication. A range of communities have argued against prepublication moderation by suggesting that it makes contributing less enjoyable for new members and that it will distract established community members with extra moderation work. We present an empirical analysis of the effects of a prepublication moderation system called FlaggedRevs that was deployed by several Wikipedia language editions. We used panel data from 17 large Wikipedia editions to test a series of hypotheses related to the effect of the system on activity levels and contribution quality. We found that the system was very effective at keeping low-quality contributions from ever becoming visible. Although there is some evidence that the system discouraged participation among users without accounts, our analysis suggests that the system's effects on contribution volume and quality were moderate at most. Our findings imply that concerns regarding the major negative effects of prepublication moderation systems on contribution quality and project productivity may be overstated.
