WikiLove/status

Last update on: 2011-08-01

2011-05-16
Ryan Kaldari and Jan Paul Posma completed the first version of the WikiLove extension, including documentation for the API. They also made changes to the code in order to add parameters to the configuration to add new gifts. The code is now pending review.

2011-05-28
Finished fixing all the remaining problems with the code and documentation on MediaWiki. My involvement from this point forward will be minimal. Great work guys! :) — JanPaul123

2011-06-02
Ryan Kaldari and Jan Paul Posma completed the first version of the WikiLove extension, including documentation for the API. They also made changes to the code in order to add parameters to the configuration to add new gifts. The code is now pending review and should be deployed in June.

2011-06-30
Jan Paul Posma and Ryan Kaldari completed the back-end work and fixed bugs. Roan Kattouw reviewed the code and enabled the extension on a public prototype wiki that was used for informal user testing. The extension was then deployed to the English Wikipedia on June 30 (see announcement).

2011-08-01
The code was completed, and the feature deployed to the English Wikipedia at the end of June. The Product research team published a basic analysis of its usage, and stories of its evolving usage and impact. This project is now considered to be completed.

2011-08-31
Development was completed in July, with minor fixes in August. Dario Daraborelli analyzed data from the usage of the tool on the English Wikipedia, which showed that WikiLove messages were disproportionately sent by new editors. Data specifications were published in preparation for the release of data dumps; Summer of Research fellows also worked on an algorithm to automatically categorize WikiLove comments.